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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. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?
(a) Whether Sis is hiding on a ship.
(b) Whether Captain Elias was involved in a murder.
(c) Whether Mrs. Powers will consent to Dupin's courting of Mrs. Whitman.
(d) Whether there's a ship called The Lady Liberty.

2. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is asleep.
(c) She is missing.
(d) She is in tears.

3. Where does Peterson live?
(a) The Hotel American House.
(b) The American Apartments.
(c) The American Inn.
(d) The American Motel.

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

5. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Songs.
(d) Nursery rhymes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?

3. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?

4. In what year does the story take place?

5. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?

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