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The Fall Of The House Of Usher

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What was the book that the narrator read to Roderick Usher when the parallelism occurred?
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Mad Trist
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How did Lady Madeline die?
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Premature burial, exhaustion, starvation, and an illness that was already present
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How did Roderick Usher die?
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Fear of seeing Lady Madeline alive, after they buried her
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The title The Fall of the House of Usher represents what in the story? (2 points)
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The family of the Usher's and the House itself
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Why did Roderick invite the narrator in his time of need?
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Because the narrator was Roderick's only childhood companion
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Why did they entomb Lady Madeline in the underground vault? (2 points)
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Because the doctor pronounced her dead and Roderick wanted her in an area that the doctor's can discover her illness in her death.
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What type of relationship does Lady Madeline have with Roderick Usher?
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Brother-Sister
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How did Usher reach the narrator to have him come to his house?
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A letter
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Why did Roderick fear the decease of Lady Madeline?(2 points)
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Her death would make him the last of the line of Ushers, and also loneliness it overcome him.
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What type of disorder does Roderick Usher have?
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Hypochondriasis
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Why had the House become so dull?
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Because Usher's senses became acute after developing his mental illness?
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What do you believe was the climax of the story?`Explain. Provide two details from the story.(4 points)
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*Answers Vary*
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What was the mood at the beginning of the story?
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dull, dreary, and scary
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Name one area of symbolism in the story? Explain what it symbolizes.
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*Answers vary* Could be: the house, the crack in the house, Usher's song, etc.
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Who was the main character in the story that the narrator read to Usher?
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Sir Lancelot
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In Roderick's poem, how does the beginning and end compare?
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The beginning had a happier vibe compared to the other
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What was the thing that greeted the narrator when he was at the door?
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The physician of the Usher's
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What did the narrator feel when he was sitting with Roderick Usher?
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Half pity, half awe
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What made Usher unforgettable to the narrator?
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His facial features
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What was the narrators first encounter with Lady Madeline?
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When she walked past him and Roderick, not noticing of his presence