Could anybody help me with the following questions from the House of Usher? Question 1. By Horseback
Using your own words describe the opening scene of this story and the house of Usher.
After reading the first three sentences in this story, how do they make you feel? Why?
What are some adjectives the narrator uses to describe Usher’s house?
What does Usher’s house remind you of?
How does the setting (the weather and Usher’s house) affect the narrator of this story?

Question 2. My Old Friend Usher
What is Usher’s first name and how does the narrator of the story know him?
Why is the narrator visiting Usher?
Would you say that the narrator and Usher had a close relationship? Why or why not?

Question 3. Usher’s Family
Describe Usher’s family’s work, wealth, and reputation.
Why is Usher’s house known as “The House of Usher”?
How are the House and the family tied together?

Question 4. The House of Usher
Describe The House of Usher.
What does the narrator compare it to?
Considering the Usher family comes from money, why do you think the house looks this way?
What does is remind you of?
How would changing the outside of the Usher’s house make you feel better about it? Why?

Question 5. Inside The House Of Usher
Who greets the narrator and does this surprise you considering the condition of the house?
Who did the narrator meet on one of the stairways?
How does the narrator describe him and why do you think this person is behaving this way?

Question 6. The Large & Lofty Room
Describe the room where Usher was located (and don’t say large and lofty!!).
In your answer, you should describe the windows, floor, furniture, etc.
What does the narrator mean when he said there was an “air of sorrow, of stern deep gloom, hung over all.”

Question 7. Usher! What Happened To You?
Why did the narrator look at Usher with “pity and awe”?
Describe what Usher physically looked like and how he behaved.
What are some similarities that Usher has to his house?
What does Usher suffer from and is there a cure?
What things do not bother Usher?

Question 8. FEAR
What is Usher’s biggest fear?
Do you think that Usher has reasons to be fearful of these thing/s? Why or why not?
What does the narrator learn about another feature of Usher’s mental condition?
What was the cause of Usher’s illness?

Question 9. The Sister
What is Usher’s sister’s name, what is she suffering from (the symptoms) and is there a cure?
How does Usher’s sister’s appearance affect the narrator and Usher?

Question 10. Let’s Get Your Mind Off Things
What two activities did the narrator and Usher engage in to cheer Usher up?
What parts of the poem remind you of Madeline and the features of the house?