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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. Where do the children live?
(a) In a cozy house.
(b) In a tenement.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) Above a saloon.

2. How are the children feeling when the novel begins?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Excited.
(d) Cheerful.

3. What does Mr. Arnold ask Dupin at Mrs. Whitman's home?
(a) Why a man would order a coat and then not buy it.
(b) Why he is trying to steal Helen away from him.
(c) Why his stories all deal with gruesome deaths.
(d) Why he was in the cemetery.

4. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1748.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1848.

5. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?
(a) Not to get involved.
(b) To meet Mrs. Whitman.
(c) To meet William Arnold at the Hotel American House.
(d) An important clue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Fortnoy?

3. How does Edmund escape his pursuer at the docks?

4. What does Edmund see on the tavern wall?

5. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.

(see the answer key)

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