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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?
(a) Hercules Poirot.
(b) Hercule Poirot.
(c) Hercule Parrot.
(d) Hercules Parrot.

4. Where does Edmund go to buy food for himself and Sis?
(a) An inn.
(b) A pastry shop.
(c) A corner store.
(d) A saloon.

5. Who first used the locked-room concept?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

6. The prologue introduces the reader to all of the following EXCEPT _____.
(a) A missing mother and aunt.
(b) Edmund and his sister.
(c) The novel's's setting.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

7. Who is Throck?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A ship's captain.
(d) A night watchman.

8. What two things does this novel incorporate?
(a) Poe's literary methodology and Poe as a fictional character.
(b) Police work and amateur sleuthing.
(c) Magic and realism.
(d) Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot as characters.

9. What is on the scrap of paper Edmund finds in Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) It is a message to Dupin.
(b) It is a message to Mrs. Whitman.
(c) It is unreadable.
(d) It is a message from Edmund's sister.

10. Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books was the first to use a combination of ____.
(a) Passion and reason.
(b) Humor and seriousness.
(c) Wits, evidence, and the powers of reason.
(d) Forensic evidence and laboratory results.

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

12. When Edmund first mentions Rachett's name, where does Dupin remember hearing the name?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The docks.
(c) The clothing store.
(d) The inquest.

13. In the prologue, what does Edmund discover when he returns home?
(a) He's forgotten his key.
(b) He forgot to lock the door.
(c) His sister has opened the door.
(d) The door is still locked from the outside.

14. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?
(a) Solve the bank robbery.
(b) Murder Edmund's sister.
(c) Find a relative of Edmund's.
(d) Murder Edmund.

15. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?
(a) August Dupine.
(b) Auguste Dupin.
(c) August Dupin.
(d) Auguste Dupine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?

2. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?

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

4. What is Edmund's sister's real name?

5. What promise does Sis make to Edmund before he leaves her alone in the room?

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