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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. How does Edmund get home with the food for himself and his sister?
(a) He runs.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) By bus.
(d) He walks.

2. How does Edmund escape his pursuer at the docks?
(a) By jumping into the harbor and swimming away.
(b) By pretending to have a weapon.
(c) By shouting out.
(d) By crawling along the underside of a wharf.

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

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

5. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?
(a) Dupin.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Fortnoy.
(d) Throck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?

2. Who is Sherlock Holmes?

3. Where did the real life Mrs. Whitman live?

4. What does Throck ask Edmund about Poe?

5. What does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?

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