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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. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?
(a) He stole his mother's money and abandoned her.
(b) He was lost at sea.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He is a danger to Edmund and his sister.

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

3. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?
(a) Not to get involved.
(b) To meet Mrs. Whitman.
(c) An important clue.
(d) To meet William Arnold at the Hotel American House.

4. What does Edmund realizes about the meaning of the word "Sunrise" in the decoded message?
(a) It is a story.
(b) It is a picture.
(c) It is a drink.
(d) It is a ship.

5. At the end, what does Edmund come to realize about Poe's agenda?
(a) He is mainly concerned with his story.
(b) He is mainly concerned with giving up alcohol.
(c) He is mainly concerned with helping Edmund.
(d) He is mainly concerned with courting Mrs. Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he returns to the cemetery to find Dupin, who does Edmund see?

2. What does one of the newspaper notices say?

3. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.

4. This novel combines _____.

5. How does Throck convince Poe to help him and Edmund find Edmund's sister?

(see the answer key)

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