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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of man does Edmund meet on his way home in the prologue?
(a) A detective.
(b) Youthful.
(c) Frightening.
(d) Elderly.

2. What does Poe believe when he first sees Edmund with his mother?
(a) He is shocked that Edmund's mother is alive.
(b) He believes that Edmund's mother is his aunt.
(c) He believes the characters he's writing about have come to life.
(d) He believes that Edmund's mother is a ghost.

3. Where does Edmund go to find his sister?
(a) A church.
(b) The docks.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) A saloon.

4. According to Dupin, from whom did Rachett learn about the gold in the vault?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Throck.
(d) Peterson.

5. What does seeing himself in Edmund lead Poe to do?
(a) Think of himself as Edmund's father.
(b) Relate to Edmund's twin sister as well.
(c) Try to give Edmund a better ending to his own story.
(d) Try to make Edmund as unhappy as he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?

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

4. At the docks, who is Edmund pursued by?

5. What does Dupin want Edmund to find out at the docks?

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