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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. What is the children's room like?
(a) Unfurnished.
(b) Drafty.
(c) Warm.
(d) Dark.

2. What does Edmund see in the mausoleum?
(a) A button.
(b) A corpse.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A ghost.

3. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?
(a) Dupin.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Fortnoy.
(d) Throck.

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

5. What does Edmund buy at the tavern for himself and his mother?
(a) Bread.
(b) A meat pie.
(c) Candles and matches.
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Poe in real life?

2. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.

3. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?

4. When Dupin identifies Rachett as Edmund's step-father, what does Edmund tell him about the reason his mother came to America?

5. When Edward goes to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, according to the posted sign, who is offering a reward for the location of Mrs. G. Rachett?

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