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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long after Poe's father left his mother was his sister born?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) About 11 months.
(d) More than a year.

4. In Poe's report dated December 8th, at what time does he think it is when he sees Gee's Point?
(a) 1:15 a.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) 1:30 or 2 a.m.
(d) 12:30 or 1 a.m.

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

6. How many years are covered by the diary Mrs. Fry gives Landor?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

7. How old was Artemus when he could name all the bones and organs in the human body?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

9. How far is the West Point cemetery from the Academy?
(a) About 2/3 of a mile.
(b) About a 1/4 mile.
(c) About 3/4 of a mile.
(d) About 1/2 a mile.

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

11. How long ago were Stoddard and Ballinger good mates with Fry?
(a) 2 summers.
(b) 2 winters.
(c) 2 terms.
(d) 3 terms.

12. On what date did Fry begin his diary?
(a) May 30.
(b) May 17.
(c) June 11.
(d) June 16.

13. Where does a local fisherman report that he took Cadet Stoddard?
(a) Stony Point.
(b) Peekskill.
(c) Tomkins Cove.
(d) Highland Falls.

14. How large is Artemus' quarters?
(a) 38 x 14.
(b) 26 x 18.
(c) 25 x 19.
(d) 30 x 12.

15. In what type of tree was Ballinger's body found?
(a) Birch.
(b) Oak.
(c) Aspen.
(d) Chestnut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Landor acosts someone in the dark in Chapter 28, what prize does he take from his struggle?

2. What time does Mrs. Marquis invite Landor to a dinner party in Chapter 23?

3. In Poe's November 27th report, who was at home when he stopped by the Marquis home?

4. In Poe's report dated November 14, when did he have tea with the Marquis household?

5. When Miss Marquis disappears and Poe finds her in a bush at the cemetery, where does she have a bruise?

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