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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. How does Edmund escape his pursuer at the docks?
(a) By pretending to have a weapon.
(b) By crawling along the underside of a wharf.
(c) By jumping into the harbor and swimming away.
(d) By shouting out.

2. What does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?
(a) The body was too decayed to see clearly.
(b) It was too dark to see her face.
(c) She wore a strange dress.
(d) Her hair was longer that Edmund remembered.

3. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dime.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A penny.
(d) A nickel.

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

5. In what month does the story begin?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story take place?

2. What does Dupin admit to Edmund about himself?

3. Where is Edmund reunited with his mother?

4. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.

5. When he stops on his way to the cemetery, what does Dupin imagine that he sees?

(see the answer key)

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