The Fall of the House of Usher

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1. Did the narrator of the story come to the House of Usher uninvited? Yes No

2. What was the name of Roderick Usher's sister? Christine Rachel Madeline Elizabeth

3. What did the narrator notice when he helped Roderick bring his sister into the tomb? Her cheeks were rosy. Her heart was beating. She was still breathing. None of these

4. What was the name of the poem sung by Roderick? None of these The Mad Trist The Haunted Palace The Fall of the House of Usher

5. What was the name of the hero in "The Mad Trist"? None of these Prospero Ethelred Gwain

6. Which of these was NOT one of the problems Roderick claimed to have? He could only wear clothes of a certain fabric. All were a problem. He could only eat bland food. All flowers smelled horrible to him.

7. What was the name of the narrator in the story? Edgar William James It is never mentioned.

8. What strange occurrence happened while the narrator read to Roderick? Roderick knew what was going to happen even though he had never read the story before. The sounds from the story were heard in the house. The pages turned on their own. None of these

9. Roderick buried his sister alive. True False

10. What happened at the end of the story? The house fell down. Roderick collapsed from fear. All of these Madeline appeared in the doorway.