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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 does Poe do with his story before walking away?
(a) Dedicate it to Mrs. Whitman.
(b) Throw it onto the ground.
(c) Add a prologue.
(d) Give it to Edmund as a gift.

2. Where does the story take place?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Providence, Rhode Island.
(c) London, England.
(d) New York, New York.

3. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about Arnold's classified ad?
(a) It brought Rachett and Peterson together.
(b) It was placed by Peterson.
(c) It was intended to get a reaction from Edmund's aunt.
(d) It was placed by Rachett.

4. What does Dupin see from the bell tower?
(a) Edmund's home.
(b) The docks.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The bank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fictional detective did Poe's writings influence?

2. When he is at Mrs. Whitman's house to deliver Dupin's letter, what does Edmund hear Mrs. Powers say she thinks Mrs. Whitman should do?

3. When Dupin first meets Throck, what does he observes about him?

4. For what reason does Dupin believe Edmund's sister was abducted?

5. Who first used the locked-room concept?

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