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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 does Poe's style of courting Mrs. Whitman reflect?
(a) His lack of inner drive.
(b) His careful weighing of his options.
(c) His fear of failure.
(d) His fierce determination.

2. What kind of book does the person Edmund sees at the cemetery drop?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A prayer book.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A mystery story.

3. To whom does Edmund give the second letter that Dupin asks him to deliver?
(a) A maid.
(b) Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Throck.
(d) Fortnoy.

4. What does one of the newspaper notices say?
(a) Peterson is demanding a ransom for Edmund's mother.
(b) Peterson is demanding a ransom for Edmund's sister.
(c) Peterson can be reached at the Providence Bank.
(d) Peterson is residing at the Hotel American House.

5. Who is Sherlock Holmes?
(a) A fictional detective influenced by Poe's character.
(b) A real-life detective from the nineteenth century.
(c) A real-life criminal from the nineteenth century.
(d) A fictional criminal influenced by Poe's character.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While Dupin is at Mrs. Whitman's home, what does Captain Elias tell Edmund at the docks?

3. What does Dupin admit to Edmund about himself?

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

5. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?

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