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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. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the courthouse.
(c) At the cemetery behind her house.
(d) At the docks.

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

3. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?
(a) Mr. Poley.
(b) Mr. Arnold.
(c) Mr. Peterson.
(d) Mr. Poe.

4. What is Dupin surprised to learn that Captain Elias told Edmund?
(a) Captain Elias was keeping watch at the time of the murder.
(b) The S.S. Freedom does not exist.
(c) The Lady Liberty does not exist.
(d) Fortnoy was keeping watch at the time of the murder.

5. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?
(a) Help him get a job.
(b) Solve a mystery.
(c) Deliver a letter.
(d) Help him write a story.

Short Answer Questions

1. When introducing him to her guests, how does Mrs. Whitman refer to Dupin?

2. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?

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

4. Who first used the locked-room concept?

5. What kind of book does the person Edmund sees at the cemetery drop?

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