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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of one of Edgar Allan Poe's famous mystery books?
(a) The Murder in the Rue Morgue.
(b) The Murders in the Rue Morte.
(c) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
(d) The Murder in the Rue Morte.

2. Where does Edmund take the man he encounters on the street at the beginning of the story?
(a) Wickenden Street.
(b) Ann Street.
(c) Windemere Street.
(d) Shamrock Street.

3. How much money does Edmund have at the beginning of the story?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A dime.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A penny.

4. What street does Edmund live on?
(a) Shamrock Street.
(b) Ann Street.
(c) Wickenden Street.
(d) Windemere Street.

5. Who first used the locked-room concept?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story take place?

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

3. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?

4. Who is Sherlock Holmes?

5. What is Edmund's sister's real name?

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