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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 164-247.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, by what time does Landor say he will let Colonel Thayer know if he will take on the investigation of Cadet Fry's missing heart?
(a) 5:30 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

2. How much time passes before Landor hears from Poe again in Chapter 15?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. What type of egg hangs in the chimney corner of Landor's cottage?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Elephant bird.
(c) Ostrich.
(d) Sparrow.

4. On April 19, 1831, when does Landor believe he will be dead?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 or 3 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) 3 to 4 hours.

5. In what direction does Landor walk while he debates whether to investigate Cadet Fry's missing heart?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volumes of Poe's poetry does Hitchcock have?

2. How many years did Poe serve in the Army before coming to West Point?

3. What color bonnet was Miss Marquis wearing when Poe wrote about meeting her in his report dated November 17?

4. In Poe's report dated November 17, where did Miss Marquis ask her to meet him?

5. Where does Landor tell Poe that his father took him to a camp meeting when he was a boy?

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