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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. As Dupin leaves the bank, what work by Poe does Peterson tell Dupin that he likes?
(a) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
(b) The Raven.
(c) The Gold Bug.
(d) The Metamorphosis.

2. Why didn't Edmund want to leave his sister alone?
(a) She is too young.
(b) Someone threatens to kidnap her.
(c) The neighborhood is unsafe.
(d) She is ill.

3. What is Edmund's sister's real name?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Not revealed.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sissy.

4. The prologue introduces the reader to all of the following EXCEPT _____.
(a) The novel's's setting.
(b) A missing mother and aunt.
(c) Edmund and his sister.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

5. At the beginning of the story, how long have the children been alone?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?

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

3. Who first used the locked-room concept?

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

5. In what month does the story begin?

(see the answer key)

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