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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. At the end, what does Edmund come to realize about Poe's agenda?
(a) He is mainly concerned with his story.
(b) He is mainly concerned with giving up alcohol.
(c) He is mainly concerned with courting Mrs. Whitman.
(d) He is mainly concerned with helping Edmund.

2. What does Dupin admit to Edmund about himself?
(a) He is Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) He is Mr. Whitman.
(c) He is very wealthy.
(d) He is a drunkard.

3. What do Poe's actions at the end of the novel demonstrate?
(a) He is suicidal.
(b) He has a new lease on life.
(c) He has given up on life.
(d) He is determined to help others.

4. What does another of the notices say?
(a) Arnold can be reached at the Providence Bank.
(b) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's sister.
(c) Arnold is demanding a ransom for Edmund's mother.
(d) Arnold resides at the Hotel American House.

5. What does Mrs. Whitman ask Dupin to do in front of her guests?
(a) Have a type of photograph of his face made.
(b) Pose for her.
(c) Keep a picture of her in his wallet.
(d) Do a drawing of her face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the ship Edmund's sister was on?

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

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

4. What does Throck ask Edmund about Poe?

5. When Poe arrives at the scene where Edmund is trying to rescue his sister, how does he say he figured out the meaning of the decoded message?

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