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Fall of the House of Usher The tone of this story is best described as . A. historical B. suspenseful C. humorous D. romantic - ANS-B Which of the following statements best summarizes the narrator's feelings when he first encounters Madeline? A. He is jealous that Roderick cares so passionately about his sister. B. He is suspicious of her because she is always creeping around the house. C. He is overcome with dread even though he does not understand why. D. He is reminded of the love he felt for her when they were children. - ANS-C "The Fall of the House of Usher" is told in the tense, from a(n) point of view. A. present; omniscient third-person B. present; first-person C. past; limited third-person D. past; first-person - ANS-D This passage (paragraph 49) adds to the development of the text mainly by The radiance was that of the full, setting, and blood-red moon which now shone vividly through that once barely-discernible fissure of which I have before spoken as extending from the roof of the building, in a zigzag direction, to the base. While I gazed, this fissure rapidly widened—there came a fierce breath of the whirlwind—the entire orb of the satellite burst at once upon my sight—my brain reeled as I saw the mighty walls rushing asunder—there was a long tumultuous shouting sound like the voice of a thousand waters—and the deep and dank tarn at my feet closed sullenly and silently over the fragments of the "House of Usher." A. creating a parallel between the end of the Usher family line and the house's destruction B. introducing the the reader to the dark setting for the story C. arguing that old, aristocratic families often let their houses fall into disrepair D. confirming that the narrator is paranoid and unreliable - ANS-A Which of these inferences about Roderick Usher is best supported by the short story? A. He suffers from nerves and an unstable mental state more than any physical ailment. B. He is in love with the narrator, who is his childhood friend .C. He wants to become healthy so he can travel across the world for the rest of his life. D. He kills his sister in order to claim the whole of the family fortune. - ANS-A Which of the following statements best summarizes what happens to the Usher siblings by the end of the story? A. Madeline escapes from the tomb in order to kill Roderick.

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