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

2. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?
(a) Songs.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Nursery rhymes.

3. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
(b) The newspaper notices.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Gold Bug.

4. What does one of the newspaper notices say?
(a) Peterson is demanding a ransom for Edmund's mother.
(b) Peterson is demanding a ransom for Edmund's sister.
(c) Peterson can be reached at the Providence Bank.
(d) Peterson is residing at the Hotel American House.

5. Given what he learns at the portrait studio, what does Dupin come to believe?
(a) Edmund's mother is still alive.
(b) Either Edmund's aunt or his mother is still alive.
(c) Edmund's aunt is still alive.
(d) Both Edmund's aunt and his mother are dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the children's room like?

2. Where did Poe grow up?

3. Where does Edmund go to buy food for himself and Sis?

4. When was Edgar Allan Poe born?

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

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