The Fall of the House of Usher

Question 1

when the clouds hung ________ low in the heavens
in a cruel and unfair way that does not allow people the freedom they should have

Answer 1

Oppressively

Question 2

Harshly, Tyrannically, Severely

Answer 2

Oppressively

Question 3

gently
clemently
leniently

Answer 3

Oppressively

Question 4

through a ________ dreary tract of country
Unusual or striking

Answer 4

Singular(-ly)

Question 5

Unique, Peculiar, Extraordinary

Answer 5

Singular(-ly)

Question 6

common
normal
ordinary

Answer 6

singular(-ly)

Question 7

within view of the ________ House of Usher
Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four “cardinal humours” of animal bodies (historical)

Answer 7

melancholy

Question 8

Gloomy, Depressed, Dejected

Answer 8

melancholy

Question 9

happy
cheerful
joyful

Answer 9

melancholy

Question 10

but many years had ________ since our last meeting
Simple past and past participle of elapse

Answer 10

elapsed

Question 11

Expired, Gone, Past

Answer 11

elapsed

Question 12

continuing
incomplete
ongoing

Answer 12

elapsed

Question 13

The writer spoke of ______ bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to see me
Brief, quick, short

Answer 13

acute

Question 13

Sharp, Keep, Penetrating

Answer 13

acute

Question 14

dull
obtuse
slow

Answer 14

acute

Question 14

________ fungi overspread the whole exterior
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds)

Answer 14

minute

Question 15

Moment, Tiny, Little

Answer 15

minute

Question 16

immense
large
gargantuan

Answer 16

minute

Question 16

Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary __________
The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined

Answer 16

dilapidation

Question 17

Decay, Disrepair, Collapse

Answer 17

dilapidation

Question 17

restoration
advantage
ascent

Answer 17

dilapidation

Question 18

Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely ________ fissure
Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned

Answer 18

perceptible

Question 19

Visible, Evident, Clear

Answer 19

perceptible

Question 19

invisible
imperceptible
obscure

Answer 19

perceptible

Question 20

Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible _______
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

Answer 20

fissure

Question 21

Crack, Split, Opening

Answer 21

Fissure

Question 22

closing
solid
cure

Answer 22

fissure

Question 23

The general furniture was __________
To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

Answer 23

profuse

Question 24

abundant
plentiful
copious

Answer 24

profuse

Question 25

sparse
scarce
frugal

Answer 25

profuse