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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 branch of service did Poe serve in?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Marines.

2. When Poe arrives at the scene where Edmund is trying to rescue his sister, how does he say he figured out the meaning of the decoded message?
(a) Throck figured it out first.
(b) Using one of his stories.
(c) In a dream.
(d) While drinking.

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

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

5. From what school was Poe expelled?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Boston University.
(c) The University of Virginia.
(d) West Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Arnold ask Dupin at Mrs. Whitman's home?

2. What two things does this novel incorporate?

3. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about Arnold's classified ad?

4. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?

5. What does Dupin learn at the portrait studio?

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