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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, where is the children's mother?
(a) Looking for her sister.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Begging for food.
(d) Missing.

2. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dime.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A penny.

3. After they discuss Edmund's step-father, who does Dupin send Edmund to speak to at the docks?
(a) Throck.
(b) Mr. Peterson.
(c) Mrs. Powers.
(d) Captain Elias.

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

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

6. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?
(a) Through the chimney.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through a trap door in the floor.

7. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?
(a) He stole his mother's money and abandoned her.
(b) He is a danger to Edmund and his sister.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He was lost at sea.

8. Where do the children live?
(a) Above a saloon.
(b) In a tenement.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In a cozy house.

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

10. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?
(a) Edgar Grey.
(b) Edmund Grey.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Edward Grey.

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

12. Where does Peterson live?
(a) The American Inn.
(b) The American Apartments.
(c) The American Motel.
(d) The Hotel American House.

13. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the docks.
(c) At the courthouse.
(d) At the cemetery behind her house.

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

15. Where does the story take place?
(a) London, England.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Providence, Rhode Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Throck?

2. When Edward goes to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, according to the posted sign, who is offering a reward for the location of Mrs. G. Rachett?

3. In what year does the story take place?

4. How does Dupin learn that Aunty Pru was told of Edmund's mother's location?

5. How does Edmund get home with the food for himself and his sister?

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