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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) Give Edmund money for food.
(b) Help Edmund commit a crime.
(c) Help Edmund find his sister.
(d) Help Edmund write a story.

2. After they discuss Edmund's step-father, who does Dupin send Edmund to speak to at the docks?
(a) Mr. Peterson.
(b) Captain Elias.
(c) Throck.
(d) Mrs. Powers.

3. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?
(a) Go out to buy food.
(b) Beg for food.
(c) Stay inside.
(d) Look for a job.

4. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is in tears.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is missing.

5. 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) Remain unmarried.
(b) Marry Mr. Poe.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Marry Mr. Arnold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?

3. When Edmund first mentions Rachett's name, where does Dupin remember hearing the name?

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

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

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