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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first used the locked-room concept?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Harry Houdini.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

2. What two things does this novel incorporate?
(a) Poe's literary methodology and Poe as a fictional character.
(b) Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot as characters.
(c) Magic and realism.
(d) Police work and amateur sleuthing.

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

4. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?
(a) Find his aunt.
(b) Find his sister.
(c) Find more food.
(d) Find his mother.

5. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?
(a) Bread.
(b) Kidney pie.
(c) Meat.
(d) Scones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sherlock Holmes?

2. Where does the story take place?

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

4. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?

5. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?

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