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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Edmund give the second letter that Dupin asks him to deliver?
(a) Mrs. Whitman.
(b) Throck.
(c) A maid.
(d) Fortnoy.

3. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?
(a) To meet William Arnold at the Hotel American House.
(b) Not to get involved.
(c) To meet Mrs. Whitman.
(d) An important clue.

4. When he is at Mrs. Whitman's house to deliver Dupin's letter, what does Edmund hear Mrs. Powers say she thinks Mrs. Whitman should do?
(a) Marry Mr. Poe.
(b) Marry Mr. Arnold.
(c) Remain unmarried.
(d) Get a divorce.

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

6. How does Edmund get home with the food for himself and his sister?
(a) By bus.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) He runs.
(d) He walks.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What street does Edmund live on?
(a) Ann Street.
(b) Windemere Street.
(c) Shamrock Street.
(d) Wickenden Street.

13. At the bank, who is the author of the urgent message Mr. Poley hands Peterson?
(a) Mr. Arnold.
(b) Fortnoy.
(c) Mr. Rachett.
(d) Throck.

14. Who is Auguste Dupin?
(a) A writer.
(b) A carpet salesman.
(c) A delivery man.
(d) A postal worker.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the story take place?

2. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?

3. When Edmund sees the corpse at the docks, at the beginning of the story, who does he identify her as?

4. What does Edmund call his sister?

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

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