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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first used the locked-room concept?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

2. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?
(a) Whether there's a ship called The Lady Liberty.
(b) Whether Captain Elias was involved in a murder.
(c) Whether Mrs. Powers will consent to Dupin's courting of Mrs. Whitman.
(d) Whether Sis is hiding on a ship.

3. Who is Throck?
(a) A ship's captain.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A night watchman.

4. What does Edmund buy at the tavern for himself and his mother?
(a) Bread.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Candles and matches.
(d) A meat pie.

5. What is Dupin surprised to learn that Captain Elias told Edmund?
(a) Fortnoy was keeping watch at the time of the murder.
(b) The Lady Liberty does not exist.
(c) Captain Elias was keeping watch at the time of the murder.
(d) The S.S. Freedom does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The prologue introduces the reader to all of the following EXCEPT _____.

2. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?

3. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?

4. What does Poe tell Edmund about his sister at the end of the story?

5. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?

(see the answer key)

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