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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. What happens to the ship Edmund's sister was on?
(a) It gets away.
(b) It plows into Edmund's boat.
(c) It overturns.
(d) It hits a rock.

2. As they are saying goodbye, what does Edmund accuse Poe of being afraid of?
(a) Telling Mrs. Whitman his true feelings.
(b) Dying.
(c) Not succeeding as a writer.
(d) Living.

3. When Edward goes to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, according to the posted sign, who is offering a reward for the location of Mrs. G. Rachett?
(a) Mr. Arnold.
(b) Mr. Poley.
(c) The police.
(d) Mr. Rachett.

4. What do Poe's actions at the end of the novel demonstrate?
(a) He has a new lease on life.
(b) He is determined to help others.
(c) He is suicidal.
(d) He has given up on life.

5. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
(a) A corpse.
(b) Edmund's sister.
(c) Money.
(d) A piece of string.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edmund buy at the tavern for himself and his mother?

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

3. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?

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

5. What does Poe believe when he first sees Edmund with his mother?

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