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fall of the house of usher
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sisters name in the story | lady madeline |
| one of the narrators ideas for roderick being sick | the house and the tarn were somehow making him sick |
| the windows looked like... | eyes |
| the story took place in... | 1805 |
| what did roderick and the nararator do to try to make roderick happy again | paint |
| the house falling apart at the end of the stroy shows what? | parralleism |
| how did the doctor greet the narrator upon his arrival | sadly |
| what feelings were most abbundant in this story | ominous |
| who died in the story | Roderick and Lady Madeline |
| if you were the narrator how would you describe roderick with this disease | depressed |
| was madeline older or younger or the same age as roderick | the same age |
| how did roderick and the narrator meet | as childhood friends |
| was the narrator very social | yes |
| what has happened to the house over the years | it has gotten old |
| what is the remarkable fact concerning the usher family | it lies intirley in the direct line of descent |
| "the usher race, all time honered as it was, had put forth, at no period, any... | enduring branch |
| what drug does ushers condition remind the narrator of | opium |
| during the whole of a... | dull, dark, and soundless, day |
| what is the womans relation to roderick | they are siblings |
| what is the name of ushers improvised poem | the haunted palace |
| what happens in ushers peom | a palace is invaded by evil |
| what instrument does usher play | a guitar |
| what is the name of the book the narrator reads to usher | the mad trist |
| what is the name of the books protagonist | ethelred |
| who is the villain of the book | a dragon |