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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?
(a) He's forgotten his key.
(b) His sister has opened the door.
(c) The door is still locked from the outside.
(d) He forgot to lock the door.

2. Why didn't Edmund want to leave his sister alone?
(a) Someone threatens to kidnap her.
(b) She is too young.
(c) The neighborhood is unsafe.
(d) She is ill.

3. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?
(a) Shamrock Street.
(b) Wickenden Street.
(c) Windemere Street.
(d) Ann Street.

4. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?
(a) Songs.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Nursery rhymes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the children feeling when the novel begins?

2. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?

3. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?

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

5. What is the food Edmund buys for himself and his sister wrapped in?

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