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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. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?
(a) His partner, Peterson.
(b) Edmund's aunt, believing her to be Edmund's mother.
(c) Edmund's sister.
(d) Edmund's mother, believing her to be Edmund's aunt.

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

3. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?
(a) Deliver a letter.
(b) Solve a mystery.
(c) Help him get a job.
(d) Help him write a story.

4. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?
(a) Auguste Dupin.
(b) Auguste Dupine.
(c) August Dupine.
(d) August Dupin.

5. According to Dupin, from whom did Rachett learn about the gold in the vault?
(a) Peterson.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Throck.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Edmund is spying on Dupin near the cemetery, whom does he see emerge from the Hotel American House and enter Mrs. Whitman's house?

2. What branch of service did Poe serve in?

3. What does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?

4. What does Poe believe about Edmund's sister's ultimate fate?

5. Who is Auguste Dupin?

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