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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
2. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?
3. The book's prologue is particularly engaging for its target audience of _____.
4. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?
5. As he prepares to meet Mrs. Whitman, who does Dupin tell Edmund he believes Edmund's aunt's murderer is?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Dupin is so obsessed with death?
2. What does it reveal about Dupin's character when he tells Edmund in Chapter Two, "There is a difference between what happens and what we would like to have happen"?
3. Why do you think the author decided to set up a mystery in the style of Edgar Allan Poe?
4. What do you think is Dupin's primary motivation for helping Edmund?
5. How do you think the novel would be different if there were no prologue?
6. Why do you think the author has Dupin tell Edmund that he has certain critical information, but refuses to share it with him?
7. How does the locked-room mystery engage the reader?
8. What is the significance of the absence of adults in the Prologue?
9. Based on the prologue, what do you think is the author's opinion of Poe as a writer?
10. Do you think Edmund should have stopped to help the old man before returning home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do we learn about Poe from the style with which he approaches his courtship of Mrs. Whitman? Does he seem determined? Shy? Indifferent? How do you think this relates to the loss of his first wife?
Essay Topic 2
What is the symbolism of Poe's use of a pseudonym? What is the significance of the specific pseudonym he chooses? What are some other examples of his assuming a false identify, and what do these say about his character?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the role of setting in the novel. Think about the various specific locations where the characters are found. What do they have in common? How do they contribute to the mood of the novel? How do they bring the novel to life visually? How do they reflect the characters' inner journeys?
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