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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Edmund get home with the food for himself and his sister?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) He runs.
(c) By bus.
(d) He walks.

2. Where do the children live?
(a) Above a saloon.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a tenement.
(d) In a cozy house.

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

4. What does Edmund buy for himself and his sister?
(a) Meat.
(b) Scones.
(c) Bread.
(d) Kidney pie.

5. Why are the children alone at the beginning of the story?
(a) They are waiting for their aunt's return.
(b) They are orphans.
(c) A neighbor is looking after them.
(d) Their parents are out for the evening.

6. The prologue is engaging because it sets up a crime in which _____.
(a) Edmund may be guilty.
(b) The suspect could not possibly have entered the room.
(c) Nothing is stolen.
(d) The victim's real name is unclear.

7. On his way to the saloon to buy supplies for himself and Dupin, who follow Edward?
(a) Dupin.
(b) Throck.
(c) Fortnoy.
(d) A ghost.

8. How does Dupin determine that Edmund's sister must have gotten out of the room she shares with Edmund?
(a) Through a trap door in the floor.
(b) Through the chimney.
(c) Through the front door.
(d) Through the window.

9. Who is Throck?
(a) A ship's captain.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A night watchman.
(d) A police officer.

10. As he leaves the bank, what does Dupin tell Peterson his name is?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Edmund Grey.
(c) Edgar Grey.
(d) Edward Grey.

11. When they investigate the room that faces Edmund's room, what do Edmund and Dupin find?
(a) A trail of blood.
(b) A button from Edmund's sister's shoe.
(c) A written message from Edmund's sister.
(d) A large sum of money.

12. What does Dupin asks Edmund to do when they first meet?
(a) Solve a mystery.
(b) Deliver a letter.
(c) Help him get a job.
(d) Help him write a story.

13. What does the piece of paper that is slipped under the door of Edmund's room tell Dupin?
(a) To meet William Arnold at the Hotel American House.
(b) To meet Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Not to get involved.
(d) An important clue.

14. What does Dupin find in the bank vault?
(a) A piece of string.
(b) Money.
(c) Edmund's sister.
(d) A corpse.

15. 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?
(a) Marry Mr. Arnold.
(b) Marry Mr. Poe.
(c) Remain unmarried.
(d) Get a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they discuss Edmund's step-father, who does Dupin send Edmund to speak to at the docks?

2. Who is Poe's main character in one of his famous mystery books?

3. In Dupin and Throck's first meeting, what does Throck tell Dupin he has been hired to do?

4. Why didn't Edmund want to leave his sister alone?

5. When Dupin goes to the courthouse, what do Thock and Fortnoy testify about?

(see the answer keys)

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