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

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

3. At the docks, who is Edmund pursued by?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Someone he never sees.
(c) A man with dark hair.
(d) A man with white hair.

4. Why didn't Edmund want to leave his sister alone?
(a) Someone threatens to kidnap her.
(b) She is ill.
(c) The neighborhood is unsafe.
(d) She is too young.

5. 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) Rachett.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Throck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?

2. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?

3. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?

4. At the beginning of the story, how long have the children been alone?

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

(see the answer key)

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