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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. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?
(a) Ann Street.
(b) Windemere Street.
(c) Shamrock Street.
(d) Wickenden Street.

2. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?
(a) Edmund Grey.
(b) Edward Grey.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Edgar Grey.

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

4. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He stole his mother's money and abandoned her.
(c) He is a danger to Edmund and his sister.
(d) He was lost at sea.

5. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?
(a) Find his sister.
(b) Find his aunt.
(c) Find his mother.
(d) Find more food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?

2. How does Dupin learn that Aunty Pru was told of Edmund's mother's location?

3. In the prologue, where is the children's mother?

4. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?

5. When Edward goes to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, according to the posted sign, who is offering a reward for the location of Mrs. G. Rachett?

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