Fall of the House of Usher (para. 1-7)
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- Q1The Romantics explored themes of...Fear and joyLove and deathWealth and fameAnger and sadness20s
- Q2How does the narrator feel as he approaches the House of Usher?UnsettledContentAngryExcited20s
- Q3What is the relationship between the narrator and Roderick Usher?They were childhood friendsThey are brothersThe narrator used to work for UsherRoderick Usher is his father20s
- Q4What best describes the House of Usher?A tiny rustic cabinA large historic castleAn old crumbling mansionA sleek modern apartment20s
- Q5What is a fissure?A musical instrumentA hiss or popA creek or streamA crack or opening20s
- Q6The tone of this story is...SarcasticWhimsicalGloomyJoyful20s
- Q7Roderick is happy to see the narrator.FalseTrue20s
- Q8How does the narrator describe his friend's appearance?He looks different, almost unrecognizable.He looks the same as he always has.20s
- Q9"He entered, at some length, into what he conceived to be the nature of his malady. It was, he said, a constitutional and a family evil, and one for which he despaired to find a remedy—a mere nervous affection, he immediately added, which would undoubtedly soon pass off" (14). What is the best definition for malady?ProblemHouseFamilySickness45s
- Q10How does the narrator describe Roderick's mood?ContentEnergeticFearfulProud20s