View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Dupin is at Mrs. Whitman's home, what does Captain Elias tell Edmund at the docks?
(a) Captain Elias found the body floating in the harbor.
(b) Elias witnessed Fortnoy committing murder.
(c) Fortnoy found the body floating in the harbor.
(d) Elias suspects Fortnoy of foul play.

2. Where is Edmund reunited with his mother?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a bank.
(c) In a saloon.
(d) In a cemetery.

3. When he is at Mrs. Whitman's house to deliver Dupin's letter, what does Edmund hear Mrs. Powers say she thinks Mrs. Whitman should do?
(a) Marry Mr. Arnold.
(b) Remain unmarried.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Marry Mr. Poe.

4. What is the food Edmund buys for himself and his sister wrapped in?
(a) Cellophane.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Foil.
(d) Waxed paper.

5. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?
(a) The Murders in the Rue Morte.
(b) The Murder in the Rue Morte.
(c) The Murder in the Rue Morgue.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the children feeling when the novel begins?

2. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?

3. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?

4. When Edmund first mentions Rachett's name, where does Dupin remember hearing the name?

5. What does Edmund see in the mausoleum?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 246 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample