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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. When they return to Edmund's room after Edmund is attacked, what does Dupin tell Edmund to find?
2. At the tavern, what does Throck tell Edmund?
3. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?
4. What does Throck ask Edmund about Poe?
5. According to Dupin, from whom did Rachett learn about the gold in the vault?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it significant in Chapter 19 that Edmund decodes an important riddle while all the adults around him sleep?
2. What is the symbolism, in Chapter 13, of Dupin's imagining that Helen's mothers guests are demons wearing masks of black death?
3. What is the symbolism in Chapter 19 of Poe's belief upon seeing Edmund and his mother that his characters have come to life?
4. If you were Edmund, how do you feel about Poe's assertion that Sis lives on longer in Poe's story than she does in real life?
5. What is the turning point Edmund experiences in Chapter 14?
6. What does Dupin mean in Chapter 16 when he tells Edmund that "lies have their own truth"?
7. How does Edmund's character change by Chapter 18, compared to the Prologue?
8. Why do you think Poe drops the remainder of his story on the ground before walking away from Edward for the last time?
9. Do you think Poe is able to make up his own mind whether or not to root for Edmund's happiness, or does his nature force him to hope for the worst?
10. What is the significance, in Chapter 16, of Edmund throwing himself at a man with a gun?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dupin/Poe tells Edmund that "lies have their own truth." Do you agree? Do you think this is the case only in fiction, or in real life as well?
Essay Topic 2
What are the various ways in which real life and fiction intermingle in this story? What do you think the author is saying about the nature of realism and fantasy?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the story Poe is writing throughout the course of the novel? How does it change, and how do these changes reflect the changes in Poe's character and in his relationship with Edmund?
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