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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the story take place?
(a) London, England.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Providence, Rhode Island.

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

3. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?
(a) Help him find his sister.
(b) Give him money for food.
(c) Write a happier ending to his story.
(d) Take care of his mother.

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

5. When Edmund sees the corpse at the docks, at the beginning of the story, who does he identify her as?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?

2. What is in the prologue of Poe's story?

3. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?

4. Why is the decoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house unclear?

5. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?

(see the answer key)

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