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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. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.
(a) Women.
(b) Amateur detectives.
(c) Children.
(d) Professional detectives.

2. 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.

3. When Dupin identifies Rachett as Edmund's step-father, what does Edmund tell him about the reason his mother came to America?
(a) To get a better job.
(b) To get married.
(c) To find her sister.
(d) To get a divorce.

4. The first time Edmund and Dupin go to the saloon together, what do they learn?
(a) The Providence Bank has been robbed.
(b) A woman was killed by the docks.
(c) Sis was abducted from her room.
(d) A man named Smith rented the room across from Edmund's.

5. What street does Edmund live on?
(a) Ann Street.
(b) Windemere Street.
(c) Wickenden Street.
(d) Shamrock Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.

2. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?

3. How does Edmund get home with the food for himself and his sister?

4. Where do the children live?

5. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?

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