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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Throck?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A ship's captain.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A night watchman.

2. With whom is Dupin's second encounter at the cemetery?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Mrs. Powers.
(c) Throck.
(d) Mrs. Whitman.

3. What is the children's room like?
(a) Unfurnished.
(b) Dark.
(c) Warm.
(d) Drafty.

4. When Dupin goes to the courthouse, what do Thock and Fortnoy testify about?
(a) Killing Edmund's mother.
(b) Abducting Edmund's sister.
(c) Witnessing the bank robbery.
(d) Finding Aunt Pru's body.

5. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?
(a) Edmund's sister.
(b) Edmund's aunt, believing her to be Edmund's mother.
(c) Edmund's mother, believing her to be Edmund's aunt.
(d) His partner, Peterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edmund and Mrs. Whitman first meet, where does Mrs. Whitman tell Edmund to have Dupin meet her?

2. Who does Mrs. Powers want her daughter to marry?

3. When Dupin identifies Rachett as Edmund's step-father, what does Edmund tell him about the reason his mother came to America?

4. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?

5. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?

(see the answer key)

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