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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. Where does Edmund go to find his sister?
(a) The docks.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) A church.
(d) A saloon.

2. Where does Peterson live?
(a) The Hotel American House.
(b) The American Inn.
(c) The American Apartments.
(d) The American Motel.

3. How does Edmund convince Poe to help him find his sister?
(a) Threatening to tear up his story.
(b) Offering to help him write his story.
(c) Withholding his liquor.
(d) Complimenting him on his detective skills.

4. Who was one of the women Poe courted after the death of his wife?
(a) Mary Smith.
(b) Anne Richmond.
(c) Elizabeth Noble.
(d) Catherine Dargin.

5. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?
(a) Poe's knife.
(b) A kitchen knife.
(c) Poe's gun.
(d) Throck's gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poe lived in all of the following locations EXCEPT:

2. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about his mother?

3. What were the circumstances of Poe's relationship to his mother?

4. When Edmund arrives to rescue his sister, who is trying to take her away?

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

(see the answer key)

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