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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) January.

2. When they investigate the room that faces Edmund's room, what do Edmund and Dupin find?
(a) A button from Edmund's sister's shoe.
(b) A trail of blood.
(c) A large sum of money.
(d) A written message from Edmund's sister.

3. When Edmund sees the corpse at the docks, at the beginning of the story, who does he identify her as?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?
(a) Find his aunt.
(b) Find his sister.
(c) Find his mother.
(d) Find more food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.

2. In what year does the story take place?

3. How does Dupin learn that Aunty Pru was told of Edmund's mother's location?

4. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?

5. Who is Throck?

(see the answer key)

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