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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.
(a) Store.
(b) Tavern.
(c) Church.
(d) Bank.

2. 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) While drinking.
(b) Throck figured it out first.
(c) Using one of his stories.
(d) In a dream.

3. What does Edmund do to save his sister?
(a) He uses Throck's gun.
(b) He dives into the water.
(c) He offers to trade places with her.
(d) He uses Poe's knife.

4. What does Poe believe about Edmund's sister's ultimate fate?
(a) She should be rescued.
(b) She deserves to die.
(c) It is too late to save her.
(d) It should be the same as Poe's wife's.

5. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) Mr. Poley.
(c) Mr. Peterson.
(d) Mr. Arnold.

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

7. For what reason does Dupin believe Edmund's sister was abducted?
(a) So she could lead Edmund out of his room.
(b) So she could assist with the bank robbery.
(c) So she could lead Rachett to Edward's mother.
(d) So she could be held for ransom.

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

9. What does Edmund see on the tavern wall?
(a) A poster advertising a reward for finding Mrs. G. Rachett.
(b) A poster advertising a ransom for the return of Edmund's aunt.
(c) A poster advertising a reward for finding the bank robbers.
(d) A poster advertising a ransom for the return of Edmund's sister.

10. What does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?
(a) It was too dark to see her face.
(b) She wore a strange dress.
(c) The body was too decayed to see clearly.
(d) Her hair was longer that Edmund remembered.

11. Why does Poe believe he will not marry Mrs. Whitman at the end of the novel?
(a) He has lost interest.
(b) It doesn't fit into his story.
(c) He believes she has lost interest in him.
(d) Too many people oppose their union.

12. What does seeing himself in Edmund lead Poe to do?
(a) Think of himself as Edmund's father.
(b) Try to make Edmund as unhappy as he is.
(c) Relate to Edmund's twin sister as well.
(d) Try to give Edmund a better ending to his own story.

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

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

15. This novel combines _____.
(a) A made-up character named Poe with made-up characters.
(b) A made-up character named Poe with other real authors' fictional characters.
(c) True historical details about Poe and true details about Poe's fictional characters.
(d) True details about Poe and made-up details about Poe's fictional characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Edmund's mother is recovered, what does Poe think about finding Edmund's sister?

2. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?

3. What is Dupin surprised to learn that Captain Elias told Edmund?

4. What happens to the ship Edmund's sister was on?

5. At the end of the story, how has Edmund changed?

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