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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the mood in the opening paragraphs of the story?
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sad and depressing
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What season does the story take place
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Autumn (or Fall)
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What is a tarn?
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a pool of water
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How had the narrator known Roderick Usher?
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He was one of his best friends when they were boys.
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How had Roderick gotten in touch with the narrator?
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He wrote a letter.
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What did Roderick say was wrong with him?
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He had a nervous affliction.
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What is the general condition of the outside of the house?
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bleak walls, vacant-looking windows, shrubs had a bad odor, decayed trees
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Whom did the narrator meet on the stairway when he entered?
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the family doctor
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What is the general condition of Roderick Usher?
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He suffered an unhealthy sensitivity of the senses (he could only stand unseasoned food, soft clothes, mild odors, low light, and low sounds).
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Who is Madeline?
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Roderick's twin sister
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What is Madeline's disease?
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She was thin, totally indifferent, cataleptical (rigid or death-like)
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How do the narrator and Usher pass the time?
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painting and long sad songs
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Describe one picture painted by Usher.
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It was inside a long vault or tunnel with low walls; the vault was very deep below the earth; there was no opening in the vault; rays of light bathed the vault.
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What is the name of the song that Roderick sings?
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The Haunted Palace
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How long does Usher intend to keep Madeline's body in the tomb in the house?
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2 weeks
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Why does Usher intend to keep Madeline's body in the tomb in the house?
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He did not want her body dissected by the doctors.
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What changes occur in Usher after Madeline is placed in the tomb?
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He no longer read, painted, or played his guitar. He roamed hurriedly from room to room but with no purpose. His skin grew paler. His voice became shaky. He stared into space for hours as if he were listening to some imaginary sound.
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After Madeline had been entombed for about a week, what were Roderick's and the narrator's feelings on that last night?
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irrational superstitions
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Why did the narrator read Mad Trist?
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to find relief in the foolishness of the book
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Where does Usher place his chair in the room?
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facing the door
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What does Usher finally convince himself of that night?
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They had buried Madeline alive in the tomb.
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In the Mad Trist, Ethelred's breaking down the door was like what?
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Madeline opening the coffin
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In the Mad Trist, the shriek of the dying dragon was like what?
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Madeline opening the copper door of the vault (dragging the floor)
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In the Mad Trist, clanking of the shield on the floor was like what?
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Madeline struggling up the copper passageway
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What ironic name does Usher call the narrator?
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Madman
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What does Usher see outside the door?
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the enshrouded figure of the lady Madeline of Usher
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How does Usher die?
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Madeline fell on him.
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What causes the house to fall?
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the storm - lightning and winds
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What happens to the narrator?
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He fled from the house in terror.
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