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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) Shamrock Street.
(b) Wickenden Street.
(c) Ann Street.
(d) Windemere Street.

2. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?
(a) Murder Edmund's sister.
(b) Solve the bank robbery.
(c) Murder Edmund.
(d) Find a relative of Edmund's.

3. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?
(a) Scones.
(b) Meat.
(c) Kidney pie.
(d) Bread.

4. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?
(a) Hercules Parrot.
(b) Hercule Parrot.
(c) Hercules Poirot.
(d) Hercule Poirot.

5. Where does Peterson live?
(a) The American Motel.
(b) The American Inn.
(c) The American Apartments.
(d) The Hotel American House.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?

2. 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?

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

4. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?

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

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