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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. What does Edmund realizes about the meaning of the word "Sunrise" in the decoded message?
(a) It is a drink.
(b) It is a ship.
(c) It is a story.
(d) It is a picture.

2. This novel combines _____.
(a) True historical details about Poe and true details about Poe's fictional characters.
(b) True details about Poe and made-up details about Poe's fictional characters.
(c) A made-up character named Poe with other real authors' fictional characters.
(d) A made-up character named Poe with made-up characters.

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

4. When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1801.

5. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?
(a) At the cemetery behind her house.
(b) At the docks.
(c) At the courthouse.
(d) At the tavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Dupin's first encounter at the cemetery?

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

3. Where does Edmund go to buy food for himself and Sis?

4. What does Edmund call his sister?

5. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?

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