Vocab 1
Annihilate
A) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
C) Of great age.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
Spacious
A) Remote, set back
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
C) Entrance room
D) Large, roomy
E) Not well-known
F) Difficult to hear
D) Large, roomy
Gregarious
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
D) Entrance room
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
Stimulus
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
E) Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
Who is the narrator of the story?
A) Roderick Usher
B) Madeline Usher
C) An unnamed friend of Roderick
D) Edgar Allan Poe
C) An unnamed friend of Roderick
Antiquity
A) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
C) Of great age.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
C) Of great age.
Unvoiced
A) Remote, set back
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
C) Entrance room
D) Large, roomy
E) Not well-known
F) Difficult to hear
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
Amiably
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
D) Entrance room
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
Dissonance
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
E) Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
What does the narrator notice about the Usher mansion upon arrival?
A) It is full of servants and lively music
B) It looks newly renovated
C) It is decaying and has a large crack in the wall
D) It is surrounded by blooming gardens
C) It is decaying and has a large crack in the wall
Dissolution
A) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
C) Of great age.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
Obscure
A) Remote, set back
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
C) Entrance room
D) Large, roomy
E) Not well-known
F) Difficult to hear
E) Not well-known
Stoical
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
D) Entrance room
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
Cognitive
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
E) Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
What happens to Madeline Usher during the story?
A) She dies, is buried, and later emerges from her tomb
B) She runs away
C) She becomes a ghost
D) She leaves to live with relatives
A) She dies, is buried, and later emerges from her tomb
Rending
A) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
C) Of great age.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
Recessed
A) Remote, set back
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
C) Entrance room
D) Large, roomy
E) Not well-known
F) Difficult to hear
A) Remote, set back
Fissure
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
D) Entrance room
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
Entreating
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
E) Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
What book does the narrator read to Roderick during the storm?
A) The Bible
B) The Mad Trist by Sir Launcelot Canning
C) The Inferno by Dante
D) The Castle of Otranto
B) The Mad Trist by Sir Launcelot Canning
Tumultuous
A) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
B) To tear (something) into two or more pieces.
C) Of great age.
D) Destroy utterly; obliterate.
E) The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
F) Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
Muffled
A) Remote, set back
B) Not spoken out loud or expressed
C) Entrance room
D) Large, roomy
E) Not well-known
F) Difficult to hear
F) Difficult to hear
Vestibule
A) Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
B) Fond of company; sociable.
C) In a friendly and pleasant manner.
D) Entrance room
E) A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
D) Entrance room
Implore
A) Lack of harmony among musical notes
B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
C) Involving conscious intellectual activity
D) Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
E) Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
F) Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
How does Madeline appear when she returns?
A) Calm and peaceful
B) In a trance
C) Covered in blood and collapsing on Roderick
D) As a ghost
C) Covered in blood and collapsing on Roderick