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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the penalty for a cadet leaving his barracks after hours?
(a) 20 demerits.
(b) 10 demerits.
(c) 5 demerits.
(d) 15 demerits.

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Poe's mother died?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 15 years.

9. In Chapter 10, who does Patsy remember that Fry would come into the bar with?
(a) Moses and Tench.
(b) Benjamin and Mark.
(c) Joseph and Rupert.
(d) David and Andrew.

10. When does a lieutenant come to take Landor to West Point?
(a) October 19, 1830.
(b) October 26, 1830.
(c) October 30, 1830.
(d) October 5, 1830.

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

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

13. In Chapter 4, at what hotel is Landor staying?
(a) Mr. Dravot's.
(b) Mr. Wickett's.
(c) Mr. Cozzens'.
(d) Mr. Phelps'.

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

15. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Jasper Magoon left New York City for his health?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 4 1/2 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what does Professor Pawpaw serve Landor?

3. When does Loughborough remember Fry left and asked him to cover him?

4. In Chapter 11, where does Landor remember a farrier was branded with one of his own irons?

5. What is the name of the cadet for whom Poe writes letters to the cadet's fiancee?

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