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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the food Edmund buys for himself and his sister wrapped in?
(a) Foil.
(b) Waxed paper.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Cellophane.

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

3. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?
(a) The Murder in the Rue Morgue.
(b) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
(c) The Murders in the Rue Morte.
(d) The Murder in the Rue Morte.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first used the locked-room concept?

2. What does Edmund call his sister?

3. The prologue introduces the reader to all of the following EXCEPT _____.

4. In what year does the story take place?

5. Where do the children live?

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