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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Edmund give the second letter that Dupin asks him to deliver?
(a) Mrs. Whitman.
(b) Throck.
(c) A maid.
(d) Fortnoy.

2. With whom is Dupin's second encounter at the cemetery?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Mrs. Powers.
(c) Mrs. Whitman.
(d) Throck.

3. What does Dupin see from the bell tower?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) Edmund's home.
(c) The docks.
(d) The bank.

4. When Edmund first mentions Rachett's name, where does Dupin remember hearing the name?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The inquest.
(c) The clothing store.
(d) The docks.

5. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?
(a) Mr. Poley.
(b) Mr. Arnold.
(c) Mr. Peterson.
(d) Mr. Poe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prologue, where is the children's mother?

2. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?

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

4. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?

5. Who is Sherlock Holmes?

(see the answer key)

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