THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER QUIZ | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 13 Public

HALLOWEEN STUFF

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Who is the narrator of the animated tale?

Cristopher Lee

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Who is the author of the original tale? Full name, please

Edgar Allan Poe

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TRUE or FALSE: The main character arrives in a carriage

FALSE. He arrives on a horse.

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TRUE or FALSE. The unnamed narrator has received a letter from his friend.

TRUE.

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What colour is the unnamed narrator's horse?

Brown.

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TRUE or FALSE. It's been a year since they last saw each other

FALSE. Many years.

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Which instrument does Usher's friend see when he first enters the house?

An organ

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TRUE or FALSE. Usher's friend sees Roderick's sister Madeleine.

FALSE. Her name is Madeline.

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What does the sentence "She succumbed to the prostrating power of the destroyer" mean?

It means she is taken by Death / She dies

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What is the fear Roderick Usher has of his sister after she has died?

They may have buried her alive.

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What happens with the house at the end of the tale?

It disappears.

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Does the unnamed narrator die in the end?

No, he doesn't. He escapes

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Who yells: "Madman!"?

Roderick Usher

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