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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. Where were a cow and sheep killed by a slash to the throat and then their hearts removed?
(a) Stony Point.
(b) Ladentown.
(c) Haverstraw.
(d) Verplanck.

2. In Chapter 4, at what hotel is Landor staying?
(a) Mr. Wickett's.
(b) Mr. Phelps'.
(c) Mr. Dravot's.
(d) Mr. Cozzens'.

3. In Chapter 2, where does Landor meet with Thayer and Hitchcock?
(a) Basement.
(b) Hitchcock's office.
(c) 1st floor.
(d) Thayer's office.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the circumference of the bump on the back of Fry's head?

2. In what direction does Landor walk while he debates whether to investigate Cadet Fry's missing heart?

3. What is the name of the cadet for whom Poe writes letters to the cadet's fiancee?

4. Where does Landor meet Poe?

5. In Chapter 75, what is Poe's ranking out of a class of 80?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Landor staying at Mr. Cozzens' hotel in Chapter 4?

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

6. What is Professor Pawpaw's library like?

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

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

9. Why is Landor summoned to West Point?

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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