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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. Why does Poe believe he will not marry Mrs. Whitman at the end of the novel?
(a) It doesn't fit into his story.
(b) Too many people oppose their union.
(c) He believes she has lost interest in him.
(d) He has lost interest.

2. As Edmund is spying on Dupin near the cemetery, whom does he see emerge from the Hotel American House and enter Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) Fortnoy.
(b) Peterson.
(c) Rachett.
(d) Throck.

3. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?
(a) Edmund's mother, believing her to be Edmund's aunt.
(b) His partner, Peterson.
(c) Edmund's sister.
(d) Edmund's aunt, believing her to be Edmund's mother.

4. Who is the man who hits Edmund with a gun?
(a) Mr. Arnold.
(b) Mr. Rachett.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) Throck.

5. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the cemetery behind her house.
(c) At the docks.
(d) At the courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Throck?

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

3. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?

4. What is lost from the ship besides the two men aboard?

5. While Dupin is at Mrs. Whitman's home, what does Captain Elias tell Edmund at the docks?

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