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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 248-328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large is the circle of indentations that Landor and Poe find in the icehouse in Chapter 11?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 8 feet.
(c) 13 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

2. How long does Dr. Marquis believe it would have taken to carve Cadet Fry's heart from his chest?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

3. What state legislature has passed a resolution calling for the abolition of the Academy in Chapter 29?
(a) Georgia.`
(b) Illinois.
(c) Virginia.
(d) South Carolina.

4. In what type of tree was Ballinger's body found?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poe's report dated December 8th, at what time does he think it is when he sees Gee's Point?

2. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Poe's mother died?

3. How did Lea give Poe a note at the dinner party?

4. On November 11 when Poe goes to his quarter pretending to be sick, what time does Captain Hitchcock come to check on him?

5. How far is the West Point cemetery from the Academy?

(see the answer key)

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