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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?
(a) She is in tears.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is missing.

2. 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) Solve the bank robbery.
(c) Murder Edmund.
(d) Murder Edmund's sister.

3. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?
(a) Whether there's a ship called The Lady Liberty.
(b) Whether Sis is hiding on a ship.
(c) Whether Captain Elias was involved in a murder.
(d) Whether Mrs. Powers will consent to Dupin's courting of Mrs. Whitman.

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

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

6. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?
(a) Solve a mystery.
(b) Help him get a job.
(c) Help him write a story.
(d) Deliver a letter.

7. When they first meet, in exchange for Edmund's help, what does Dupin agree to do?
(a) Help Edmund find his sister.
(b) Give Edmund money for food.
(c) Help Edmund write a story.
(d) Help Edmund commit a crime.

8. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1748.

9. How are the children feeling when the novel begins?
(a) Excited.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Tired.
(d) Hungry.

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

11. 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.

12. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
(a) A piece of string.
(b) Edmund's sister.
(c) A corpse.
(d) Money.

13. What promise does Sis make to Edmund before he leaves her alone in the room?
(a) She'll call a neighbor if she needs help.
(b) If their aunt returns, Sis will take responsibility for his leaving.
(c) She'll let him have most of the food he buys.
(d) She won't go out while he's gone.

14. When Edmund sees the corpse at the docks, at the beginning of the story, who does he identify her as?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?

3. After Edmund's room is ransacked, what does Edmund tell Dupin about his stepfather, Mr. Rachett?

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?

5. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?

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