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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Basque witches did Pierre de Lancre execute during a four-month period of time?
(a) 850.
(b) 700.
(c) 600.
(d) 550.

2. How old was Poe when he swam seven and a half miles in the James River?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

4. How old was Landor when his mother died?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

5. Where were a cow and sheep killed by a slash to the throat and then their hearts removed?
(a) Verplanck.
(b) Stony Point.
(c) Ladentown.
(d) Haverstraw.

6. Where did Huntoon run after he ran into Fry's body?
(a) East Barracks.
(b) West Barracks.
(c) North Barracks.
(d) South Barracks.

7. When did Poe's parent die in a theater fire?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1814.

8. When Artemus Marquis invites Poe to play cards, what does the group play?
(a) Hoppsen.
(b) Ecarte.
(c) Tempeln.
(d) Vingt-Un.

9. What color is Fry's body turning in Chapter 13?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

10. What is Poe's monthly stipend?
(a) $25.
(b) $28.
(c) $20.
(d) $30.

11. How many years did Poe serve in the Army before coming to West Point?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. In Chapter 9, how many lines of the note that was in Fry's hand does Poe believe he has deciphered?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

13. In Chapter 5, how long is it before Fry's parents are expected?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 8 days.

14. In Chapter 11, where does Landor remember a farrier was branded with one of his own irons?
(a) Back.
(b) Chest.
(c) Forehead.
(d) Forearm.

15. How much shorter was Fry than Landor?
(a) 2 or 3 inches.
(b) 3 or 4 inches.
(c) An inch or two.
(d) A couple inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Professor Pawpaw's cottage, on what type of dead tree are birdcages?

2. What letters does Poe notice in scorch marks in the icehouse in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 2, where does Landor meet with Thayer and Hitchcock?

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

5. What time does Landor fall asleep while talking to Poe in Chapter 9?

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