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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 do the children live?
(a) Above a saloon.
(b) In a tenement.
(c) In a cozy house.
(d) In a hotel.

2. What does Dupin learn at the portrait studio?
(a) Edmund's mother and aunt are the same person.
(b) Edmund's mother and aunt are twins.
(c) Edmund's mother and aunt look nothing alike.
(d) Edmund's mother and aunt both resemble Edmund's sister.

3. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.
(a) Church.
(b) Store.
(c) Tavern.
(d) Bank.

4. Where does Edmund go to find his sister?
(a) The docks.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) A church.
(d) A saloon.

5. Why is the decoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house unclear?
(a) Sunrise is not at 7:00 A.M.
(b) Sunset is not at 6:00 P.M.
(c) Sunrise is not at 6:00 A.M.
(d) Sunset is not at 7:00 P.M.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?

2. What does Dupin admit to Edmund about himself?

3. What is on the scrap of paper Edmund finds in Mrs. Whitman's house?

4. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?

5. As they are saying goodbye, what does Edmund accuse Poe of being afraid of?

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