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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?
(a) Shamrock Street.
(b) Windemere Street.
(c) Ann Street.
(d) Wickenden Street.

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

3. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.
(a) The suspect could not possibly have entered the room.
(b) The victim's real name is unclear.
(c) Edmund may be guilty.
(d) Nothing is stolen.

4. Who is Throck?
(a) A night watchman.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A ship's captain.
(d) A police officer.

5. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?
(a) The Murder in the Rue Morte.
(b) The Murders in the Rue Morte.
(c) The Murder in the Rue Morgue.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.

2. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?

3. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?

4. At the beginning of the story, how long have the children been alone?

5. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the absence of adults in the Prologue?

2. Based on the prologue, what do you think is the author's opinion of Poe as a writer?

3. Why do you think the author has Dupin tell Edmund that he has certain critical information, but refuses to share it with him?

4. How do you think the character Dupin reflects the real-life Poe?

5. What does the author accomplish in part one by having Dupin tell Edmund that Edmund already has all the facts he needs to solve the crime?

6. Do you think the story would be as effective if it were set in a different time period?

7. What is the significance of the fact that both Edmund and Dupin have an important person in their lives whom they call Sis?

8. What is the significance of Edmund's direct accusation, in Chapter Nine, that Dupin has abandoned him?

9. Do you think there is any significance to the author's choice of the name "Edmund"?

10. How does the setting reflect Edmund's emotional state?

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