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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 329-413.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much heavier was Ballinger than Poe?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 25 pounds.

2. In Chapter 34, how much money does Allan say that he gave Poe to pay his Army substitute?
(a) $50.
(b) $75.
(c) $125.
(d) $100.

3. How long have the Marquis family lived at the Academy in Chapter 24?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 11 years.

4. When did Poe's mother come to America?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1793.
(d) 1796.

5. From what type of tree was Fry's body found hanging?
(a) Ash.
(b) Maple.
(c) Locust.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Poe when he swam seven and a half miles in the James River?

2. How large are the slabs of ice that fall when the roof of the room where Artemus and Lea are in Chapter 39?

3. What is the name of the woman Landor sits next to at dinner in Chapter 30?

4. What type of accent does John Allan have?

5. In Chapter 29, what does Hitchcock pour himself while talking to Landor?

(see the answer key)

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