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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Poe say was once Fry's roommate?
(a) Loughborough.
(b) Ambrewster.
(c) Cabanne.
(d) Horrigan.

2. In Chapter 3, how old is the West Point hospital?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. In Chapter 14, how long ago does Landor remember seeing Eliza Poe on stage?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 21 years.

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

5. What is the name of the cadet for whom Poe writes letters to the cadet's fiancee?
(a) William.
(b) Jared.
(c) Robert.
(d) Thomas.

6. Where was Cadet Fry's body found when it reappeared?
(a) South Barracks.
(b) North Barracks.
(c) Icehouse.
(d) Chapel.

7. Where does Landor tell Poe that his father took him to a camp meeting when he was a boy?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Illinois.

8. In Chapter 13, what does Professor Pawpaw serve Landor?
(a) Baked apple.
(b) Tea.
(c) Baked pear.
(d) Cookies.

9. What time of day do young women pace Flirtation Walk?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

10. At Professor Pawpaw's cottage, on what type of dead tree are birdcages?
(a) Plum.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Apple.
(d) Pear.

11. What letters does Poe notice in scorch marks in the icehouse in Chapter 11?
(a) JMB.
(b) JTR.
(c) JHS.
(d) JVZ.

12. In Chapter 16, what is the name of one the stewards Landor speaks to during mess?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Martin.
(c) Cesar.
(d) Andrew.

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

14. How large is Landor's cottage?
(a) 25 feet long and 19 feet broad.
(b) 20 feet long and 18 feet broad.
(c) 24 feet long and 16 feet broad.
(d) 26 feet long and 20 feet broad.

15. In Chapter 6, how many glasses of alcohol does it appear Poe has had at the tavern?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Artemus Marquis invites Poe to play cards, what does the group play?

3. How long has Patsy heard that it took Fry to die?

4. What model flintlock does Poe find in a marble vase in Landor's cottage?

5. How old was Landor when his mother died?

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