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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. From what type of tree was Fry's body found hanging?
(a) Ash.
(b) Oak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Locust.

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

3. In what direction does Landor walk while he debates whether to investigate Cadet Fry's missing heart?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

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

5. In Chapter 6, how many glasses of alcohol does it appear Poe has had at the tavern?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much shorter was Fry than Landor?

2. How long has it been since Landor's wife died in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Poe's mother died?

4. How tall is Artemus Marquis?

5. Where does Landor meet Poe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at West Point at 4 p.m.?

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

3. Why has Superintendent Thayer not called in the military authorities to investigate the death and mutilation of Cadet Fry?

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

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

6. Who was de Lancre, and what did he write that seemed to have relevance to the Fry case?

7. What is Professor Pawpaw's library like?

8. Who is Professor Pawpaw?

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

10. What does Landor find on Fry's body?

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