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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 type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?
2. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
3. What promise does Sis make to Edmund before he leaves her alone in the room?
4. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?
5. What is the only item missing after Edmund's room is ransacked?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the fact that both Edmund and Dupin have an important person in their lives whom they call Sis?
2. Why do you think the author has Dupin tell Edmund that he has certain critical information, but refuses to share it with him?
3. When Edmund sees Dupin asleep, surrounded by empty liquor bottles, in Chapter Three, what conflict does it bring about it Edmund's thinking?
4. Why do you think Edmund continues to trust Dupin, even after reading in Dupin's notebook in Chapter Nine that Dupin thinks his story should end with Sis' death?
5. Why do you think Poe chooses to go by the name of his fictional detective?
6. What is the significance of the absence of adults in the Prologue?
7. Do you think the story would be as effective if it were set in a different time period?
8. How does the setting reflect Edmund's emotional state?
9. Why do you think the author sets up the prologue so that all of Edmund's female family members are missing?
10. Why do you think the author chose not to reveal Sis's true name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Once the central conflict of Sis's disappearance is resolved, do you characterize Poe's dissatisfaction with it as a twist? Poe makes it clear to Edmund that he believes he can give Sis immortality in his story. Is Poe's lack of reaction to Sis's recovery to be expected, or is it a surprise that adds color and depth to the final moments of the story?
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 process of Edmund's coming of age in the novel. What are the influences that trigger his development? How does he change from a helpless child to a brave, assertive rescuer?
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