What happens when
Characters
Gothic Lit
Vocabulary
Grammar
100

What happens when the house is fully taken over? 

The brother and sister leave the house and throw away the key 

100

Usher's friend

Who is "The narrator"?

100

Name a tone / feeling typically associated with gothic lit 

What is sad / dark / depressing / creepy? 

100
The space where the bubbler is in Building 1

What is a vestibule? 

100

ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice: 

The flag was blown around by the wind. 

What is PASSIVE? 

200

What happens when Usher and Madeline destroy each other? 

The house of Usher falls down / collapses 

200

The two names of the Usher siblings 

Who are Madeline and Roderick?

200

Name a setting that is common to gothic literature 

What is an old house? Or a remote / isolated setting? 

200

The type of sound you hear underwater 

What is muffled? 

200

Fix this sentence: 

My youngest daughter, Cordelia loves me the most. 

Add a COMMA after Cordelia 

300

What happens when Roderick sends the letter? 

The narrator comes to visit him 

300

The name of the sister in "House Taken Over" 

Who is Irene? 

300

True or False: Gothic Literature often includes elements of the supernatural 

TRUE 
300

Something uncontrolled, rough, and uneven

What is tumultuous? 

300

Fix this sentence: 

Ophelia wasn't crazy she just needed someone to listen to her. 

Ophelia wasn't crazy; she just needed someone to listen to her. 

400

What happens when Madeline dies? 

Roderick buries her in the creepy tomb 

400

The group of people that Roderick views with suspicion 

Who are the doctors? 

400

The century in which gothic literature was popularized 

1800s / 19th century 

400

The falling apart or separation of something 

What is dissolution? 

400

Use the correct form of the verb: 

The House of Usher was ______________________. 

(annihilate) 

Annihilated 


For an extra 100 points, is this active or passive voice? 

500
What happens when the back part of the house is taken over? 

They move into the front part 

500

The "people" who take over the house

Who are ??????? 

500

Name any larger symbolic meaning behind gothic literature. 

What is _______________ ?

500

A ghastly or ghostly pale complexion

What is pallor? 

500

What is the difference between antique and antiquity? 

Antique = adjective 

Antiquity = noun