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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edmund buy at the tavern for himself and his mother?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) Bread.
(c) A meat pie.
(d) Candles and matches.

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

3. With whom is Dupin's first encounter at the cemetery?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Throck.
(d) Edmund's dead aunt.

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

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

6. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?
(a) Help him find his sister.
(b) Take care of his mother.
(c) Write a happier ending to his story.
(d) Give him money for food.

7. What does Poe believe when he first sees Edmund with his mother?
(a) He believes that Edmund's mother is a ghost.
(b) He is shocked that Edmund's mother is alive.
(c) He believes that Edmund's mother is his aunt.
(d) He believes the characters he's writing about have come to life.

8. What does Edmund see in the mausoleum?
(a) A corpse.
(b) A button.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A ghost.

9. What does Poe do with his story before walking away?
(a) Add a prologue.
(b) Dedicate it to Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Give it to Edmund as a gift.
(d) Throw it onto the ground.

10. Why is the decoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house unclear?
(a) Sunset is not at 6:00 P.M.
(b) Sunrise is not at 6:00 A.M.
(c) Sunrise is not at 7:00 A.M.
(d) Sunset is not at 7:00 P.M.

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

12. At the end of the story, how has Edmund changed?
(a) He is more Irresponsible.
(b) He is more child-like.
(c) He is more adult.
(d) He is more trusting.

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

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

15. When he returns to the cemetery to find Dupin, who does Edmund see?
(a) A young, fair-haired man.
(b) A bald man.
(c) A middle-aged man.
(d) An elderly man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin find in the mausoleum?

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

3. What does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?

4. Where is Edmund reunited with his mother?

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

(see the answer keys)

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