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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Something About Edgar Allan Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Poe become as a young man?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A drinker and a gambler.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A detective.

2. When Edmund arrives to rescue his sister, who is trying to take her away?
(a) Captain Elias and Rachett.
(b) Peterson and Rachett.
(c) Fortnoy and Throck.
(d) Captain Elias and Fortnoy.

3. When did Poe's wife die?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1847.

4. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?
(a) Throck's gun.
(b) Poe's gun.
(c) A kitchen knife.
(d) Poe's knife.

5. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, what does Mrs. Whitman ask Edmund about Dupin?
(a) If he is still in town.
(b) If he has given up drinking.
(c) If he wants to marry her.
(d) If he is trustworthy when drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edmund read in Dupin's notebook at the tavern?

2. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?

3. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?

4. From what school was Poe expelled?

5. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?

(see the answer key)

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