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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. With whom is Dupin's first encounter at the cemetery?
(a) Edmund's dead aunt.
(b) Throck.
(c) Mrs. Whitman.
(d) Edmund.

6. When Edmund figures out where his sister is, who accompanies him to rescue her?
(a) Poe.
(b) Throck.
(c) No one.
(d) Edmund's mother.

7. What does Edmund realizes about the meaning of the word "Sunrise" in the decoded message?
(a) It is a ship.
(b) It is a picture.
(c) It is a story.
(d) It is a drink.

8. What does Dupin tell Edmund about Mr. Arnold?
(a) He is Edmund's mother's murderer.
(b) He is Edmund's father.
(c) He is Edmund's aunt's murderer.
(d) He is Edmund's step-father.

9. How does Throck convince Poe to help him and Edmund find Edmund's sister?
(a) Giving him liquor.
(b) Bribing him.
(c) Withholding his liquor.
(d) Threatening to tear up his story.

10. When Edmund follows Dupin to see if he will meet Mrs. Whitman in the cemetery, Dupin first goes into a _____.
(a) Bank.
(b) Store.
(c) Church.
(d) Tavern.

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

12. What does Edmund see on the tavern wall?
(a) A poster advertising a reward for finding the bank robbers.
(b) A poster advertising a reward for finding Mrs. G. Rachett.
(c) A poster advertising a ransom for the return of Edmund's sister.
(d) A poster advertising a ransom for the return of Edmund's aunt.

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

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

15. What kind of book does the person Edmund sees at the cemetery drop?
(a) A mystery story.
(b) A prayer book.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Poe in real life?

2. What does Dupin find in the mausoleum?

3. What does Dupin see from the bell tower?

4. What does Dupin NOT tell Edmund about Arnold's classified ad?

5. What does Throck ask Edmund about Poe?

(see the answer keys)

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