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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. What is Poe's monthly stipend?
(a) $25.
(b) $30.
(c) $20.
(d) $28.

2. How many Basque witches did Pierre de Lancre execute during a four-month period of time?
(a) 850.
(b) 550.
(c) 600.
(d) 700.

3. What time does Landor fall asleep while talking to Poe in Chapter 9?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 1:30 p.m.
(d) 3:15 p.m.

4. How tall is Artemus Marquis?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches.
(b) 6 feet.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 1 inch.

5. How much time passes before Landor hears from Poe again in Chapter 15?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what grade does Poe get in French class?

2. How much shorter was Fry than Landor?

3. Because of the schedule Thayer has the cadets on, what is the most amount of sleep they can get?

4. From what type of tree was Fry's body found hanging?

5. In Chapter 11, where does Landor remember a farrier was branded with one of his own irons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Fry's body preserved until his parents can arrive?

2. Why does Poe think that Landor reads poetry, and how does he learn he is mistaken?

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

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

5. What is Professor Pawpaw's cottage like outside?

6. Why does Landor converse with a steward at the mess hall in Chapter 16?

7. Why does Landor write to Henry Kirke Reid on October 30, 1830?

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

9. What is Professor Pawpaw's library like?

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

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