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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. When Dupin first meets Throck, what does he observes about him?
(a) He is a former military man.
(b) He is a former detective.
(c) He is a former convict.
(d) He is a father.

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

3. The first time Edmund and Dupin go to the saloon together, what do they learn?
(a) Sis was abducted from her room.
(b) A man named Smith rented the room across from Edmund's.
(c) A woman was killed by the docks.
(d) The Providence Bank has been robbed.

4. When they investigate the room that faces Edmund's room, what do Edmund and Dupin find?
(a) A trail of blood.
(b) A large sum of money.
(c) A button from Edmund's sister's shoe.
(d) A written message from Edmund's sister.

5. At the clothier's shop, what does the large man do when he sees Edmund?
(a) Offers to buy him a coat.
(b) Rushes out of the store.
(c) Warns him to stay away from Dupin.
(d) Ignores him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Peterson live?

2. What two things does this novel incorporate?

3. Where do the children live?

4. With whom is Dupin's second encounter at the cemetery?

5. Who is Fortnoy?

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