The Masque of Red Death
What is the disease that is listed in this short story
Red Death
What is the name of the narrator in this story?
Jane
Why does the narrator go to the House of Usher?
The narrator goes to the House of Usher because he receives a letter from Roderick begging his company.
Who does Montresor feels has insulted him?
Fortunato
This is the name of the Prince in the story
Prospero
What treatment does the narrator's husband prescribe for her condition?
The "rest cure"
What is unique about the lineage of the Usher family?
The family tree of the Usher family has only one branch.
What group is Fortunato a member of?
The Masons
How many rooms are decorated in color in the Prince's house?
What does the narrator begin to see in the wallpaper?
She believes she sees a woman trapped behind the wallpaper, trying to escape.
What is wrong with Roderick Usher?
Roderick explains that his illness is a nervous affliction that runs in the family
What does Montresor do to Fortunato?
He buries him alive in a crypt.
When other party-goers enter the room to attack the cloaked man, who is under the costume?
No one
How does the narrator’s husband react when he sees her at the end of the story?
He faints when he sees her creeping around the room.
Why does Roderick intern Madeline in the vault?
He is afraid of grave robbers stealing her for medical schools.
How many years has no one disturbed this place of peace?
50 years
How does this story end?
Everyone dies
What does the narrator do to the wallpaper toward the end of the story?
She tears off the wallpaper in an attempt to free the woman she believes is trapped behind it.
What is the meaning of the title “The Fall of the House of Usher?”
Primarily, the title plays on the way the word “house” refers to both the physical manor house and the Usher lineage.