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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 does Poe's style of courting Mrs. Whitman reflect?
(a) His lack of inner drive.
(b) His fierce determination.
(c) His fear of failure.
(d) His careful weighing of his options.

2. What was Poe's relationship to his father?
(a) His father abandoned him when he was a small boy.
(b) His father abandoned him shortly after his birth.
(c) His father was devoted to him.
(d) His father was tough on him but taught him important lessons.

3. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?
(a) Through the chimney.
(b) Through the window.
(c) Through a trap door in the floor.
(d) Through the front door.

4. What does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?
(a) Keep a picture of her in his wallet.
(b) Pose for her.
(c) Do a drawing of her face.
(d) Have a type of photograph of his face made.

5. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?
(a) Youthful.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Frightening.
(d) A detective.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?

2. What does Edmund see on the tavern wall?

3. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?

4. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?

5. How old was Poe when he married?

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