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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. Who first used the locked-room concept?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Harry Houdini.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) William Shakespeare.

2. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
(a) Money.
(b) Edmund's sister.
(c) A piece of string.
(d) A corpse.

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

4. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He was lost at sea.
(c) He is a danger to Edmund and his sister.
(d) He stole his mother's money and abandoned her.

5. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.
(a) The suspect could not possibly have entered the room.
(b) Nothing is stolen.
(c) The victim's real name is unclear.
(d) Edmund may be guilty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Edmund reunited with his mother?

3. Who is Throck?

4. With whom is Dupin's first encounter at the cemetery?

5. What is Edmund's sister's real name?

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