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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?
(a) Whether there's a ship called The Lady Liberty.
(b) Whether Sis is hiding on a ship.
(c) Whether Captain Elias was involved in a murder.
(d) Whether Mrs. Powers will consent to Dupin's courting of Mrs. Whitman.

2. When Edmund first mentions Rachett's name, where does Dupin remember hearing the name?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The inquest.
(c) The docks.
(d) The clothing store.

3. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, what does Mrs. Whitman ask Edmund about Dupin?
(a) If he is trustworthy when drinking.
(b) If he has given up drinking.
(c) If he is still in town.
(d) If he wants to marry her.

4. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?
(a) Songs.
(b) Nursery rhymes.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Mysteries.

5. At the beginning of the story, how long have the children been alone?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?

3. Where does the story take place?

4. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?

5. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?

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