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

2. As he prepares to meet Mrs. Whitman, who does Dupin tell Edmund he believes Edmund's aunt's murderer is?
(a) Poley.
(b) Peterson.
(c) Throck.
(d) Fortnoy.

3. What is the children's room like?
(a) Dark.
(b) Drafty.
(c) Warm.
(d) Unfurnished.

4. When Edmund sees the corpse at the docks, at the beginning of the story, who does he identify her as?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

5. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the courthouse.
(c) At the cemetery behind her house.
(d) At the docks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Edmund give the second letter that Dupin asks him to deliver?

3. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?

4. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?

5. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.

(see the answer key)

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