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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. Who is Auguste Dupin?
(a) A postal worker.
(b) A delivery man.
(c) A writer.
(d) A carpet salesman.

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 written message from Edmund's sister.
(d) A large sum of money.

3. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?
(a) Murder Edmund's sister.
(b) Murder Edmund.
(c) Find a relative of Edmund's.
(d) Solve the bank robbery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?

3. What does Edmund call his sister?

4. After they discuss Edmund's step-father, who does Dupin send Edmund to speak to at the docks?

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

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