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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 is the only item missing after Edmund's room is ransacked?
(a) A photograph of his sister.
(b) A drawing of his sister.
(c) A drawing of his aunt and mother.
(d) A photograph of his aunt and mother.

2. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.
(a) Amateur detectives.
(b) Professional detectives.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

3. What was Poe's wife's name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Mary.
(d) Virginia.

4. When Dupin identifies Rachett as Edmund's step-father, what does Edmund tell him about the reason his mother came to America?
(a) To get a better job.
(b) To get a divorce.
(c) To get married.
(d) To find her sister.

5. Why didn't Edmund want to leave his sister alone?
(a) The neighborhood is unsafe.
(b) She is too young.
(c) Someone threatens to kidnap her.
(d) She is ill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the clothier's shop, what does the large man do when he sees Edmund?

3. What does Edmund realizes about the meaning of the word "Sunrise" in the decoded message?

4. What happens to Edmund when he confronts his sister's kidnapper?

5. What does Poe's style of courting Mrs. Whitman reflect?

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