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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Something About Edgar Allan Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Poe's relationship to his father?
(a) His father abandoned him when he was a small boy.
(b) His father was tough on him but taught him important lessons.
(c) His father abandoned him shortly after his birth.
(d) His father was devoted to him.

2. What is Edmund's sister's real name?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Not revealed.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Sissy.

3. Where was Poe born?
(a) Boston.
(b) Providence.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

4. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1748.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1948.

5. Who is Sherlock Holmes?
(a) A real-life detective from the nineteenth century.
(b) A real-life criminal from the nineteenth century.
(c) A fictional detective influenced by Poe's character.
(d) A fictional criminal influenced by Poe's character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raised Poe?

2. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?

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

4. At the tavern, what does Throck tell Edmund?

5. How does Edmund escape his pursuer at the docks?

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