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

2. How does Edmund escape his pursuer at the docks?
(a) By jumping into the harbor and swimming away.
(b) By shouting out.
(c) By pretending to have a weapon.
(d) By crawling along the underside of a wharf.

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

4. What street does Edmund live on?
(a) Wickenden Street.
(b) Ann Street.
(c) Windemere Street.
(d) Shamrock Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the ship Edmund's sister was on?

3. At the tavern, what does Throck tell Edmund?

4. To whom does Edmund give the second letter that Dupin asks him to deliver?

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

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