PLEASE HELP! FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER QUIZ! 2. Roderick is worried about his mental state. Which sentence from paragraph 3 shows the reader that Roderick is worried about the effect that even something small might have on him, given his mental state? Record the sentence.

3. What is it, exactly, that terrifies Roderick? To answer this question, paraphrase the last 2 sentences of paragraph 3. Then briefly describe Roderick’s fear. You might need to check the meaning of ‘phantasm’.

4. The narrator lists the titles of 5 of Roderick’s books, and reflects on the influence these books have on Roderick. Read what each book is about, below, then describe how the books probably influence Roderick.

• BOOK 1 “Ververt et Chartreuse” by Gresset; 2 poems by a French Jesuit that mock religious life

• BOOK 2 “Belphegor” by Machiavelli; a novel, by the famed Italian writer, in which women’s souls are possessed by the devil

• BOOK 3 “Heaven and Hell” by Swedenborg; a book by a religious philosopher about the nature of life after death

• BOOK 4 “Subterranean Voyage of Nicholas Klimm” by Holberg; one of literature’s first science-fiction novels, about the main character’s experiences in Hell

• BOOK 5 Vigiliæ Mortuorum Secundum Chorum Ecclesiæ Maguntinæ”; a church manual whose Latin title translates to “Vigils of the Dead According to the Use of the Church of Mainz (Mainz is the name of a city).

5. The Lady Madeline dies in this part of the story. Roderick wants to keep her corpse in the house instead of burying her in the family burialground, and he gives 3 reasons for this decision. What are those reasons? Briefly explain each reason in your own words.

Why do you think Roderick User did not want the physician (doctor) to know about Madeline's death? What type of questions do you think the doctor would have asked?