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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Something About Edgar Allan Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Edmund enters his room with the food for himself and his sister, what state is his sister in?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is in tears.
(c) She is missing.
(d) She is asleep.

2. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.
(a) Nothing is stolen.
(b) The victim's real name is unclear.
(c) The suspect could not possibly have entered the room.
(d) Edmund may be guilty.

3. When he returns to the cemetery to find Dupin, who does Edmund see?
(a) A bald man.
(b) A middle-aged man.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) A young, fair-haired man.

4. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?
(a) A detective.
(b) Her suitor.
(c) Edmund's father.
(d) An author.

5. When did Poe die?
(a) Six months after the engagement ended.
(b) A month after the engagement ended.
(c) A year after the engagement ended.
(d) The day the engagement ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the clothier's shop, what does the large man do when he sees Edmund?

2. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about his mother?

3. In what year does the story take place?

4. What does Edmund's sister convince him to do in the Prologue?

5. What type of book does Edmund's sister read?

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