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Plot
Characters
Gothic Elements
Gothic Elements II
Bonus
100
Where the story takes place
What is the House of Usher
100
Roderick Usher's twin sister
Who is Madeline Usher
100

How does the parallel between the physical condition of the house and Roderick Usher’s mental state contribute to the meaning of the text?

what is It emphasizes the inevitability of death and decay for both people and places.

100

Which of the following inferences about the Usher family is best supported by textual evidence?

What is They are cursed by their own family history and isolation.

100
The relation of Roderick and Madeline Usher
What are twins
200
What ails Roderick and Madeline Usher
What is a mysterious sickness
200
The narrator's boyhood friend
Who is Roderick Usher
200
"But under the huge masses of agitated vapor...were glowing unnatural light of a faintly luminous and distinctly visible gaseous exhalation which hung about and enshrouded the mansion"
What are supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
200

How does the first-person point of view affect the reader’s understanding of the events in the story?

What is It limits the reader’s knowledge to only what the narrator sees, creating a sense of mystery.

200
The reason the narrator came to the House of Usher
What is to comfort and entertain his boyhood friend
300
The connection the narrator has to Roderick Usher
What is a boyhood friendship
300

Which best explains how Poe’s use of vivid imagery enhances the mood of the story?

What is The detailed descriptions of decay and darkness contribute to the story’s eerie, ominous mood.

300

In what way does Poe use setting to develop the plot?

The gloomy and decaying setting mirrors the physical and mental deterioration of the Usher family.

300

Which of the following best identifies a theme of The Fall of the House of Usher?

What is The inescapability of fate and family legacy.

300

What is the function of the narrator in the resolution of the story?

What is The narrator’s presence serves only as a witness to the fall of the house.

400
The actions of this woman correspond with the plot of the book the narrator is reading to Roderick Usher
Who is Madeline Usher
400
The hero and main character of "Mad Trist"
Who is Ethelred
400

What are the 6 elements of Gothic Literature ?

What is Black or remote setting

Characters in psychological and/or physical torment

Plots that involve weird or violent incidents and supernatural occurrences

Strongly dramatic and intensely descriptive language

A gloomy, melancholy, or eerie mood

Symbolism that evokes ideas and feelings through repeated images

400

 Which detail from the text best supports the idea that the Usher family is doomed by its own isolation?

What is The description of Roderick and Madeline as the last surviving members of the family.

400
The beast Ethelred battles in "Mad Trist"
What is a dragon
500
Roderick Usher does this when he hears the sounds of his sister escaping from her coffin
What is begins mumbling like a crazy person
500
The man who comes to the House of Usher to take care of his ailing friend
Who is the unnamed narrator
500
"Sleep came not near my couch, while the hours waned and waned away. I struggled to reason off the nervousness which had dominion over me.
What is an atmosphere of mystery and suspense
500

Which of the following best explains the significance of Madeline Usher’s return from the tomb?

What is It symbolizes the Usher family’s inability to escape its cursed fate.

500
The season of the year this story took place
What is autumn