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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dime.
(b) A penny.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A nickel.

2. When they first meet, in exchange for Edmund's help, what does Dupin agree to do?
(a) Help Edmund find his sister.
(b) Help Edmund write a story.
(c) Help Edmund commit a crime.
(d) Give Edmund money for food.

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

4. How does Dupin learn that Aunty Pru was told of Edmund's mother's location?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A letter from Edmund's mother.
(c) An ad in a newspaper.
(d) A banker.

5. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?
(a) Whether Mrs. Powers will consent to Dupin's courting of Mrs. Whitman.
(b) Whether there's a ship called The Lady Liberty.
(c) Whether Sis is hiding on a ship.
(d) Whether Captain Elias was involved in a murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?

2. Where does Edmund go to buy food for himself and Sis?

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

4. In what year does the story take place?

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

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