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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 does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?
(a) She wore a strange dress.
(b) It was too dark to see her face.
(c) Her hair was longer that Edmund remembered.
(d) The body was too decayed to see clearly.

2. What was Poe's wife's name?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Catherine.

3. Where did the real life Mrs. Whitman live?
(a) New York.
(b) Providence.
(c) Boston.
(d) Baltimore.

4. What does Edmund call his sister?
(a) Meg.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Peg.
(d) Sis.

5. What does another of the notices say?
(a) Arnold resides at the Hotel American House.
(b) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's mother.
(c) Arnold can be reached at the Providence Bank.
(d) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about his mother?

2. Who is Fortnoy?

3. Who raised Poe?

4. Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books was the first to use a combination of ____.

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

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