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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end, what does Edmund come to realize about Poe's agenda?
(a) He is mainly concerned with courting Mrs. Whitman.
(b) He is mainly concerned with giving up alcohol.
(c) He is mainly concerned with his story.
(d) He is mainly concerned with helping Edmund.

2. What does Dupin tell Edmund about Mr. Arnold?
(a) He is Edmund's father.
(b) He is Edmund's aunt's murderer.
(c) He is Edmund's step-father.
(d) He is Edmund's mother's murderer.

3. What does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?
(a) Pose for her.
(b) Have a type of photograph of his face made.
(c) Keep a picture of her in his wallet.
(d) Do a drawing of her face.

4. 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 lead Rachett to Edward's mother.
(c) So she could assist with the bank robbery.
(d) So she could be held for ransom.

5. What does Dupin see from the bell tower?
(a) The bank.
(b) Edmund's home.
(c) The docks.
(d) The cemetery.

6. While Dupin is at Mrs. Whitman's home, what does Captain Elias tell Edmund at the docks?
(a) Elias suspects Fortnoy of foul play.
(b) Fortnoy found the body floating in the harbor.
(c) Elias witnessed Fortnoy committing murder.
(d) Captain Elias found the body floating in the harbor.

7. After Edmund's mother is recovered, what does Poe think about finding Edmund's sister?
(a) It is more important that writing his story.
(b) It is pointless because she is probably dead.
(c) It is only worth it to him if Edmund keeps him supplied with liquor.
(d) It is less important than writing his story.

8. Who or what is Peggy?
(a) A bar maid.
(b) A character in Poe's story.
(c) The boat used to try to rescue Sis.
(d) Captain Elias's peg leg.

9. What happens to Edmund when he confronts his sister's kidnapper?
(a) He is knocked into the harbor.
(b) He is taken onto the ship.
(c) He is tied up.
(d) He is knocked unconscious.

10. When Edmund figures out where his sister is, who accompanies him to rescue her?
(a) No one.
(b) Throck.
(c) Edmund's mother.
(d) Poe.

11. What does the style of the novel mimic?
(a) The style of Sherlock Holmes stories.
(b) The style of the fairy tales Sis reads.
(c) The style of Poe's romantic stories.
(d) The style of Poe's detective stories.

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

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

14. What does Dupin find in the mausoleum?
(a) A sleeping bag.
(b) A coffin.
(c) Edmund's sister.
(d) A straw mattress.

15. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) The Gold Bug.
(b) The Raven.
(c) The newspaper notices.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Arnold ask Dupin at Mrs. Whitman's home?

2. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?

3. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?

4. When they return to Edmund's room after Edmund is attacked, what does Dupin tell Edmund to find?

5. Why is the decoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house unclear?

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