english ii he fall of the house of usher\ read through each question. then, choose the response that best answer each. bubble in the letter of your response on your answer sheet. 1. at the beginning of he fall of the house of usher,\ what does the narrator do? a. he listens to roderick ushers playing the guitar. b. he travels to visit roderick usher at ushers family home. c. he helps roderick usher bury rodericks sister madeline in a vault. 2. which phrase best describes ushers state of mind in he fall of the house of usher\? a. dull b. suspicious c. nervous and agitated 3. in he fall of the house of usher,\ what does usher say is his biggest fear? a. being frightened to death b. being accidentally buried alive c. the death of his sister madeline 4. which of the following is the most accurate description of what happens to madeline usher in he fall of the house of usher\? a. she dies, is buried by her brother, but then returns to life to terrorize her brother and the narrator. b. she appears to die, is mistakenly entombed, but then revives and forces her way to freedom before dying. c. she nearly dies, recovers through a doctors help, but then is thrown into an underground cell by her brother. 5. which is the most accurate description of the ending of the he fall of the house of usher\? a. during a storm, the barely perceptible fissure in the façade of the house widens until the house collapses. b. during a storm, roderick usher madly rushes about striking at the house until he causes its collapse. c. during a storm, roderick and madeline usher struggle so madly that they cause the collapse of the house. 6. if a storm were to annihilate a building, which of the following would most likely be the result? a. the building would have part of its roof torn off. b. the building would be reduced to small fragments. c. the building would be removed from its foundation. 7. which of the following would most likely be considered an antiquity? a. a vase from ancient times b. a rusty piece of jewelry c. a logbook from a space shuttle 8. which of the following is the best example of a tumultuous event? a. a drought that causes crops to wither and die b. a storm so loud that it is hard to hear others speaking c. a winter night so cold that snow freezes into ice 9. read the following sentence from he fall of the house of usher,\ in which the narrator explains that he has received a letter from roderick usher. a letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country—a letter from him—which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. what is the most likely reason the narrator says the letter \admitted of no other than a personal reply\? base your answer on your knowledge of the story as well as on the sentence. a. the narrator feels obliged to respond to his friends request for a visit because his friend is clearly upset. b. the narrator is worried that it will seem rude if he does not answer the

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english ii 	he fall of the house of usher\ read through each question. then, choose the response that best answer each. bubble in the letter of your response on your answer sheet. 1. at the beginning of 	he fall of the house of usher,\ what does the narrator do? a. he listens to roderick ushers playing the guitar. b. he travels to visit roderick usher at ushers family home. c. he helps roderick usher bury rodericks sister madeline in a vault. 2. which phrase best describes ushers state of mind in 	he fall of the house of usher\? a. dull b. suspicious c. nervous and agitated 3. in 	he fall of the house of usher,\ what does usher say is his biggest fear? a. being frightened to death b. being accidentally buried alive c. the death of his sister madeline 4. which of the following is the most accurate description of what happens to madeline usher in 	he fall of the house of usher\? a. she dies, is buried by her brother, but then returns to life to terrorize her brother and the narrator. b. she appears to die, is mistakenly entombed, but then revives and forces her way to freedom before dying. c. she nearly dies, recovers through a doctors help, but then is thrown into an underground cell by her brother. 5. which is the most accurate description of the ending of the 	he fall of the house of usher\? a. during a storm, the barely perceptible fissure in the façade of the house widens until the house collapses. b. during a storm, roderick usher madly rushes about striking at the house until he causes its collapse. c. during a storm, roderick and madeline usher struggle so madly that they cause the collapse of the house. 6. if a storm were to annihilate a building, which of the following would most likely be the result? a. the building would have part of its roof torn off. b. the building would be reduced to small fragments. c. the building would be removed from its foundation. 7. which of the following would most likely be considered an antiquity? a. a vase from ancient times b. a rusty piece of jewelry c. a logbook from a space shuttle 8. which of the following is the best example of a tumultuous event? a. a drought that causes crops to wither and die b. a storm so loud that it is hard to hear others speaking c. a winter night so cold that snow freezes into ice 9. read the following sentence from 	he fall of the house of usher,\ in which the narrator explains that he has received a letter from roderick usher. a letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country—a letter from him—which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. what is the most likely reason the narrator says the letter \admitted of no other than a personal reply\? base your answer on your knowledge of the story as well as on the sentence. a. the narrator feels obliged to respond to his friends request for a visit because his friend is clearly upset. b. the narrator is worried that it will seem rude if he does not answer the

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# Brief Explanations:
1. At the start of the story, the narrator travels to visit Roderick Usher at his family home.
2. Usher is in a nervous and agitated state, shown by his erratic behavior and mental - instability.
3. Usher's greatest fear is being accidentally buried alive, which is a recurring theme.
4. Madeline appears to die, is mistakenly entombed, then revives and forces her way out before dying.
5. During a storm, the barely - perceptible fissure in the house widens until it collapses.
6. To annihilate means to completely destroy, so a building would be reduced to small fragments.
7. An antiquity is an old object, and a vase from ancient times fits this definition.
8. A tumultuous event is disorderly and chaotic, and a loud storm fits this description.
9. The narrator says the letter "admitted of no other than a personal reply" because his friend is clearly upset and the letter's urgency demands a personal response.

# Answer:
1. b. He travels to visit Roderick Usher at Usher's family home.
2. c. nervous and agitated
3. b. being accidentally buried alive
4. b. She appears to die, is mistakenly entombed, but then revives and forces her way to freedom before dying.
5. a. During a storm, the barely perceptible fissure in the façade of the house widens until the house collapses.
6. b. The building would be reduced to small fragments.
7. a. a vase from ancient times
8. b. a storm so loud that it is hard to hear others speaking
9. a. The narrator feels obliged to respond to his friend’s request for a visit because his friend is clearly upset.

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