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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. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?
(a) He forgot to lock the door.
(b) His sister has opened the door.
(c) The door is still locked from the outside.
(d) He's forgotten his key.

2. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?
(a) Elderly.
(b) Youthful.
(c) Frightening.
(d) A detective.

3. How do the kidnappers plan to use Edmund's sister?
(a) As a seamstress.
(b) As an accomplice.
(c) As a servant.
(d) As a bargaining tool.

4. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?
(a) Scones.
(b) Kidney pie.
(c) Meat.
(d) Bread.

5. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is in tears.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Auguste Dupin?

2. Who is Throck?

3. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?

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

5. When he returns to the cemetery to find Dupin, who does Edmund see?

(see the answer key)

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