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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than the poem Lea writes for him, how many other poems has Poe received in Chapter 27?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 3.

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

3. What does Landor take from a closet in Chapter 26?
(a) Wool cool.
(b) Uniform.
(c) Ball gown.
(d) Jacket.

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

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

6. In Chapter 29, what does Hitchcock pour himself while talking to Landor?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Rum.
(d) Beer.

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

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

9. How long have the Marquis family lived at the Academy in Chapter 24?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

11. When Poe had tea with the Marquis household, how many others from Artemus' class were present?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

14. In Chapter 22, how many hours of sleep does Landor believe Poe is getting?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Landor sits next to at dinner in Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 22, when did Landor ask Poe to meet him in his hotel room?

3. What color bonnet was Miss Marquis wearing when Poe wrote about meeting her in his report dated November 17?

4. In Poe's report dated November 17, where did Miss Marquis ask her to meet him?

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

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