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

2. When he is at Mrs. Whitman's house to deliver Dupin's letter, what does Edmund hear Mrs. Powers say she thinks Mrs. Whitman should do?
(a) Marry Mr. Arnold.
(b) Remain unmarried.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Marry Mr. Poe.

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

4. 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 orphans.
(d) They are waiting for their aunt's return.

5. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1748.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1884.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children live?

2. What does Edmund read in Dupin's notebook at the tavern?

3. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?

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

5. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?

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