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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of book does the person Edmund sees at the cemetery drop?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A mystery story.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A prayer book.

2. At the docks, who is Edmund pursued by?
(a) A man with dark hair.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Someone he never sees.
(d) A man with white hair.

3. How does Throck convince Poe to help him and Edmund find Edmund's sister?
(a) Withholding his liquor.
(b) Threatening to tear up his story.
(c) Bribing him.
(d) Giving him liquor.

4. When Poe arrives at the scene where Edmund is trying to rescue his sister, how does he say he figured out the meaning of the decoded message?
(a) Throck figured it out first.
(b) While drinking.
(c) In a dream.
(d) Using one of his stories.

5. What happened to Poe in real life?
(a) He was rehabilitated.
(b) He had a son named Edmund.
(c) He was not a famous author.
(d) He declined into depression and alcoholism.

6. What does Dupin admit to Edmund about himself?
(a) He is Mr. Whitman.
(b) He is Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) He is a drunkard.
(d) He is very wealthy.

7. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?
(a) Her suitor.
(b) A detective.
(c) Edmund's father.
(d) An author.

8. When introducing him to her guests, how does Mrs. Whitman refer to Dupin?
(a) Mr. Rachett.
(b) Mr. Arnold.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) Edmund's father.

9. What does Throck ask Edmund about Poe?
(a) If he is looking for Edmund's sister.
(b) If he is a drunkard.
(c) If he is getting the reward money for finding Edward's aunt.
(d) If he is getting the reward money for finding Edward's mother.

10. When they return to Edmund's room after Edmund is attacked, what does Dupin tell Edmund to find?
(a) His wallet.
(b) The newspaper the food is wrapped in.
(c) His notebook.
(d) An encoded message.

11. What is lost from the ship besides the two men aboard?
(a) The gold bars stolen from the bank.
(b) Wads of cash.
(c) Poe's story.
(d) Sis's book.

12. What does Edmund realizes about the meaning of the word "Sunrise" in the decoded message?
(a) It is a picture.
(b) It is a ship.
(c) It is a drink.
(d) It is a story.

13. With whom is Dupin's second encounter at the cemetery?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Throck.
(d) Mrs. Powers.

14. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about Arnold's classified ad?
(a) It brought Rachett and Peterson together.
(b) It was placed by Rachett.
(c) It was placed by Peterson.
(d) It was intended to get a reaction from Edmund's aunt.

15. What does another of the notices say?
(a) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's sister.
(b) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's mother.
(c) Arnold can be reached at the Providence Bank.
(d) Arnold resides at the Hotel American House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Given what he learns at the portrait studio, what does Dupin come to believe?

2. What does Dupin tell Edmund about Mr. Arnold?

3. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?

4. What does Edmund buy at the tavern for himself and his mother?

5. What does Poe tell Edmund about his sister at the end of the story?

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