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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 Edmund do to save his sister?
(a) He uses Poe's knife.
(b) He uses Throck's gun.
(c) He offers to trade places with her.
(d) He dives into the water.

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. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
(a) Edmund's sister.
(b) Money.
(c) A piece of string.
(d) A corpse.

4. As he prepares to meet Mrs. Whitman, who does Dupin tell Edmund he believes Edmund's aunt's murderer is?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Poley.
(c) Throck.
(d) Fortnoy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Edmund returns home at the beginning of the story, what is his most pressing goal?

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

3. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, what does Mrs. Whitman ask Edmund about Dupin?

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

5. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?

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