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House of Usher
Fairview High School - Study Guide for The Fall of the House of Usher
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the narrator say the windows in the house look like? | They windows are "eye-like", suggesting that the house is "alive". |
| What two things does the “House of Usher” mean? | "House of Usher" can literally mean the castle the Ushers live in or it can mean the family itself-the two are reflections (doubles) of each other. |
| What imperfection in the house does the narrator see, running from the roof all the way down to the foundation? | The narrator sees a crack (fissure) running all the way from the roof line to the foundation. This suggests a "flaw" in the "House of Usher". |
| What had the illness Roderick suffered from done to his senses? | The illness made all his senses super-sharp. He couldn't stand bright light, loud noises, tasteful food, strong smells, or certain materials against his skin. |
| What is Roderick’s sister’s name? | Roderick Usher's sister's name is Madeline Usher. |
| What was one, significant symptom of Madeline's disease? | Her disease caused her to fall into trances, not able to move or speak. It appeared as if she were dead during these trances. |
| What were all the books that Roderick had read about? | All the books were about horror stories and magic. This creates a "scary" setting for what happens later. |
| What does Roderick tell the narrator has happened to Madeline? | Roderick tells the narrator that his sister Madeline has died. |
| For how long does Roderick plan to wait until he buries her? | He plans to wait two weeks (a fortnight) to bury Madeline. |
| What three reasons does Roderick give for waiting so long? | One reason is to make sure she is dead. Another reason is that he doesn't trust the family doctor. Body-snatching was common at the time. The last reason is that the family burial ground is far away and hard to reach. |
| The vault they placed Madeline’s body in was directly under which room? | The vault was directly under the narrator's bedroom. |
| What were the walls of the vault covered with? | The walls of the vault were covered with copper. |
| What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline as they are looking at her body in the coffin? | The narrator learns that Roderick and Madeline were twins (another example of "doubles"). |
| What does the narrator notice about Madeline before they put the lid on? (2 things) | The narrator notices that Madeline's face is flushed and that she seems to have a smile on her lips. |
| In the book, what does Ethelred do as the narrator reads? | Ethelred, the character in the book the narrator is reading, tears down a wooden door, making splintering, crashing sounds. |
| What sound does the narrator think he hears as he reads this? | He thinks he hears, muffled as if coming from far away, a splintering, crashing sound as if someone were tearing through a wooden door. |
| What does the dragon in the story do as Ethelred hits it on the head with his mace? | The dragon in the story makes a loud, grating scream. |
| What does the narrator hear just as he reads this part? | He hears a loud, grating sound coming from far off, as if the copper door is grating along the copper floor of the vault and making a screeching sound. |
| n the story he is reading, what does the brass shield do as Ethelred approaches it and what sound does it make? | In the story he is reading, the brass shield falls on the metal floor and makes a sound like a gong or a cymbal. |
| What sound does the narrator hear as he reads this part? | He hears a gong-like metallic sound from below, as if someone were walking on, banging into, falling on the copper walls and floor of the tunnel leading to the vault Madeline was in. |
| What does Roderick say they have done to Madeline? | Roderick says they have put Madeline in the coffin and vault while she's still alive. |
| What does he say he heard several nights ago? | Roderick says he heard, with his super-sharp hearing, Madeline struggling to free herself from the coffin and vault. |
| Where does Roderick scream that Madeline is, right now! | He screams that Madeline is standing just outside the bedroom door. |
| Who/What is standing in the door when the wind blows it open? | Madeline is standing in the doorway when the wind blows it open. |
| What happens to Madeline and Roderick next? | As she dies, she falls on Roderick who also dies as they fall to the ground. |
| What does the narrator immediately do? | The narrator immediately runs out of the castle and across the causeway over the water. |
| What color is the moon when he is able to see it? | The moon is blood-red as he looks back. |
| What happens to the “House of Usher”? | The "House of Usher" crumbles and falls into the water in front of it. |
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