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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 29, how many times has Landor been invited to Marshmoor?
(a) A dozen times.
(b) Half a dozen times.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 6 or 7.

2. What did Miss Marquis say that she saw in Poe's face when he rescued her in the cemetery?
(a) Affection.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Love.

3. At the end of Chapter 26, what does Mrs. Marquis ask her husband to bring to drink?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) White wine.

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

5. What is Lea doing when Landor first sees her in Chapter 24?
(a) Embroidering.
(b) Reading.
(c) Playing the pianoforte.
(d) Knitting.

6. When Poe met Miss Marquis in the cemetery, what color bonnet was she wearing?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

7. How often does Artemus spend time at home while he is a cadet?
(a) Holidays.
(b) Summers.
(c) Weekends.
(d) A couple days a term.

8. In Chapter 24, what does Mrs. Marquis serve for dinner?
(a) Ham.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Roasted canvasback.
(d) Roast beef.

9. Why did Mrs. Marquis sequester herself in her bedroom when Poe had tea at the Marquis home?
(a) Vertigo.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Migraine.
(d) Coughing spell.

10. In Chapter 21, what time is Landor to meet Hitchcock to discuss Ballinger's death?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

11. In Chapter 22, when did Landor ask Poe to meet him in his hotel room?
(a) After classes.
(b) After review.
(c) After Sunday chapel.
(d) After guard duty.

12. In Chapter 26, what is the name of Dr. Marquis' brother who died shortly before the Battle of Maguaga?
(a) Peter.
(b) Saul.
(c) Joshua.
(d) David.

13. In Chapter 19, what passage does Landor remember a family would always quote when they would bring their son who had a spell of falling sickness to Landor's father?
(a) Mark 9:17-30.
(b) James 5:14-15.
(c) Matthew 11:28-30.
(d) John 3:16-4:10.

14. What time does Poe arrive at Benny Havens' in Chapter 28?
(a) 5 minutes after midnight.
(b) 20 minutes to midnight.
(c) 11:30 p.m.
(d) 11:45 p.m.

15. In Chapter 21, who comes to see Landor?
(a) Poe.
(b) Thayer.
(c) Hitchcock.
(d) Patsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what does Mrs. Marquis break before she leaves the dinner table?

2. In Chapter 28, where are a colony of mice living at Benny Havens'?

3. Other than the poem Lea writes for him, how many other poems has Poe received in Chapter 27?

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

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

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