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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Something About Edgar Allan Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Given what he learns at the portrait studio, what does Dupin come to believe?
(a) Both Edmund's aunt and his mother are dead.
(b) Either Edmund's aunt or his mother is still alive.
(c) Edmund's mother is still alive.
(d) Edmund's aunt is still alive.

2. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?
(a) A neighbor is looking after them.
(b) They are waiting for their aunt's return.
(c) They are orphans.
(d) Their parents are out for the evening.

3. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.
(a) Store.
(b) Tavern.
(c) Bank.
(d) Church.

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

5. When Dupin goes to the courthouse, what do Thock and Fortnoy testify about?
(a) Finding Aunt Pru's body.
(b) Witnessing the bank robbery.
(c) Killing Edmund's mother.
(d) Abducting Edmund's sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does the story take place?

3. Where does the story take place?

4. How old was Poe's wife when they married?

5. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?

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