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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 does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?
(a) Do a drawing of her face.
(b) Pose for her.
(c) Keep a picture of her in his wallet.
(d) Have a type of photograph of his face made.

2. How does Edmund convince Poe to help him find his sister?
(a) Threatening to tear up his story.
(b) Offering to help him write his story.
(c) Withholding his liquor.
(d) Complimenting him on his detective skills.

3. When Edmund figures out where his sister is, who accompanies him to rescue her?
(a) Poe.
(b) No one.
(c) Edmund's mother.
(d) Throck.

4. When he stops on his way to the cemetery, what does Dupin imagine that he sees?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Tombstones.

5. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, what does Mrs. Whitman ask Edmund about Dupin?
(a) If he wants to marry her.
(b) If he is trustworthy when drinking.
(c) If he is still in town.
(d) If he has given up drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the docks, who is Edmund pursued by?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What does Poe do with his story before walking away?

4. What happens to Edmund when he confronts his sister's kidnapper?

5. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?

(see the answer key)

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