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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color bonnet was Miss Marquis wearing when Poe wrote about meeting her in his report dated November 17?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

2. When Miss Marquis disappears and Poe finds her in a bush at the cemetery, where does she have a bruise?
(a) Forearm.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Right temple.
(d) Left temple.

3. In Chapter 31, when does Landor stop by Hitchock's quarters?
(a) Shortly after 10 a.m.
(b) Around 9 a.m.
(c) 10:15 a.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

4. In Chapter 27, how long does Poe stay after Landor makes editorial suggestions regarding his poem?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

5. What color are Mis Marquis' eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

6. From what type of animal does Dr. Marquis believe the heart is from that Hitchcock and Landor found in Artemus' quarters?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cow.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

7. In Poe's November 27th report, who was at home when he stopped by the Marquis home?
(a) Lea Marquis.
(b) Mrs. Marquis.
(c) Dr. Marquis.
(d) The maid.

8. How long does Private Horatio Cochrane think he was gone from the hospital after a person he believed was an officer told him to report to Lieutenant Meadows' quarters?
(a) About 45 minutes.
(b) No more than a half an hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

9. What size is Poe's room?
(a) 13 x 10 feet.
(b) 12 x 8 feet.
(c) 13 x 11 feet.
(d) 12 x 12 feet.

10. Where does Landor kick Ballinger in Chapter 20?
(a) Chest.
(b) Back.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Temple.

11. How is Ballinger's body mutilated after he is hanged?
(a) Heart removed and head chopped off.
(b) Heart removed and tongue cut out.
(c) Heart removed and limbs cut off.
(d) Heart removed and he is castrated.

12. In Chapter 30, what ailment does Lea say that her mother has on Wednesdays?
(a) Neuralgia.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Migraine.
(d) Vapors.

13. In Poe's report dated November 17, where did Miss Marquis ask her to meet him?
(a) Trophy Point.
(b) Fort Clinton.
(c) Lusk Reservoir.
(d) Fort Putnam.

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

15. Where are several of the faculty wives going to spend the remainder of the year after the disappearance of a third cadet?
(a) Boston.
(b) Hartford.
(c) New York.
(d) Worcester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the main character in a poem Poe recited when he had tea with the Marquis household?

2. Who is Landor having dinner with in Chapter 29?

3. How old does Poe look wearing a uniform and a mustache in Chapter 30?

4. How old was Artemus when he could name all the bones and organs in the human body?

5. How large is the trip hammer at West Point Foundry?

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