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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Poe in the arrears after playing cards with Artemus Marquis and his associates?
(a) $2.79.
(b) $3.12.
(c) $4.05.
(d) $5.11.

2. What is the circumference of the bump on the back of Fry's head?
(a) 3 1/2 inches.
(b) 3 inches.
(c) 2 inches.
(d) 2 1/2 inches.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Professor Pawpaw serve Landor?
(a) Tea.
(b) Baked pear.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Baked apple.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Landor tells Poe about a camp meeting he attended with his father, how long after the meeting does Landor say the pastor ran away with a woman?

2. When did Poe's mother come to America?

3. In Chapter 2, where does Landor meet with Thayer and Hitchcock?

4. In Chapter 5, how long is it before Fry's parents are expected?

5. How large is Landor's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Thayer and Hitchcock reluctant to have Landor engage Poe to be his eyes and ears, an informer, among the cadets?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Patsy remember about Leroy Fry?

3. Who found Cadet Fry's body, and what does he say about finding the body?

4. What is Professor Pawpaw's library like?

5. What is Landor's response when Thayer asks for his help in investigating the death and mutilation of Cadet Fry?

6. In Chapter 7, after Landor interviews the men who knew Leroy Fry, who does Landor ask back for more questioning and why?

7. Why is Landor summoned to West Point?

8. What luck do Poe and Landor have in deciphering the note that was found in Fry's hand?

9. In Poe's report of November 11, who comes to check on him when he reports that he is sick?

10. How is Landor innundated by people from his past in "Last Testament of Gus Landor"?

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