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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As they are saying goodbye, what does Edmund accuse Poe of being afraid of?
(a) Telling Mrs. Whitman his true feelings.
(b) Living.
(c) Dying.
(d) Not succeeding as a writer.

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

4. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?
(a) Give him money for food.
(b) Help him find his sister.
(c) Write a happier ending to his story.
(d) Take care of his mother.

5. While Dupin is at Mrs. Whitman's home, what does Captain Elias tell Edmund at the docks?
(a) Captain Elias found the body floating in the harbor.
(b) Fortnoy found the body floating in the harbor.
(c) Elias suspects Fortnoy of foul play.
(d) Elias witnessed Fortnoy committing murder.

6. What does Poe tell Edmund about his sister at the end of the story?
(a) She would have lived longer in his story than in reality.
(b) She will probably not live long.
(c) She did not display courage throughout her abduction.
(d) She is a stronger person than Edmund.

7. What does Mrs. Whitman tells her guests that Dupin/Poe is?
(a) An author.
(b) A detective.
(c) Edmund's father.
(d) Her suitor.

8. What does the style of the novel mimic?
(a) The style of the fairy tales Sis reads.
(b) The style of Poe's romantic stories.
(c) The style of Sherlock Holmes stories.
(d) The style of Poe's detective stories.

9. Why does Poe believe he will not marry Mrs. Whitman at the end of the novel?
(a) It doesn't fit into his story.
(b) He has lost interest.
(c) Too many people oppose their union.
(d) He believes she has lost interest in him.

10. For what reason does Dupin believe Edmund's sister was abducted?
(a) So she could assist with the bank robbery.
(b) So she could be held for ransom.
(c) So she could lead Edmund out of his room.
(d) So she could lead Rachett to Edward's mother.

11. What does Edmund bring with him to rescue his sister?
(a) Poe's gun.
(b) A kitchen knife.
(c) Poe's knife.
(d) Throck's gun.

12. How do the kidnappers plan to use Edmund's sister?
(a) As a bargaining tool.
(b) As an accomplice.
(c) As a seamstress.
(d) As a servant.

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

14. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?
(a) The Raven.
(b) The Gold Bug.
(c) The newspaper notices.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

15. When he stops on his way to the cemetery, what does Dupin imagine that he sees?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Children.
(c) Tombstones.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edmund arrives to rescue his sister, who is trying to take her away?

2. Who does Dupin tell Edmund that Rachett has killed?

3. This novel combines _____.

4. Why is the decoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house unclear?

5. When they return to Edmund's room after Edmund is attacked, what does Dupin tell Edmund to find?

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