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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. What does Edmund call his sister?
(a) Sis.
(b) Meg.
(c) Peg.
(d) Sissy.

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

3. When Dupin first meets Throck, what does he observes about him?
(a) He is a former detective.
(b) He is a former convict.
(c) He is a father.
(d) He is a former military man.

4. How are the children feeling when the novel begins?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Excited.
(c) Tired.
(d) Hungry.

5. What does Edmund read in Dupin's notebook at the tavern?
(a) A message to Edmund.
(b) Dupin's true identity.
(c) A message to Mrs. Whitman.
(d) A story based on Edmund's situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Throck?

2. What promise does Sis make to Edmund before he leaves her alone in the room?

3. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?

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

5. When they first meet, in exchange for Edmund's help, what does Dupin agree to do?

(see the answer key)

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