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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 promise does Sis make to Edmund before he leaves her alone in the room?
(a) If their aunt returns, Sis will take responsibility for his leaving.
(b) She won't go out while he's gone.
(c) She'll let him have most of the food he buys.
(d) She'll call a neighbor if she needs help.

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

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

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

5. Who is Auguste Dupin?
(a) A postal worker.
(b) A writer.
(c) A delivery man.
(d) A carpet salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?

2. When Dupin identifies Rachett as Edmund's step-father, what does Edmund tell him about the reason his mother came to America?

3. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?

4. What is on the scrap of paper Edmund finds in Mrs. Whitman's house?

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

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