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

2. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?
(a) Murder Edmund's sister.
(b) Murder Edmund.
(c) Solve the bank robbery.
(d) Find a relative of Edmund's.

3. As Edmund is spying on Dupin near the cemetery, whom does he see emerge from the Hotel American House and enter Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Rachett.
(c) Fortnoy.
(d) Throck.

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

5. What does Edmund read in Dupin's notebook at the tavern?
(a) A story based on Edmund's situation.
(b) A message to Edmund.
(c) Dupin's true identity.
(d) A message to Mrs. Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prologue, where is the children's mother?

2. What does Dupin tell Edmund about Mr. Arnold?

3. How does Dupin learn that Aunty Pru was told of Edmund's mother's location?

4. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?

5. What is the food Edmund buys for himself and his sister wrapped in?

(see the answer key)

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