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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the tavern, what does Throck tell Edmund?
(a) He knows where Edmund's sister is.
(b) He does not know where Edmund's sister is.
(c) Edmund's aunt hired him to find his mother.
(d) Edmund's mother hired him to find his aunt.

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

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

4. What happens to Edmund when he confronts his sister's kidnapper?
(a) He is knocked into the harbor.
(b) He is knocked unconscious.
(c) He is tied up.
(d) He is taken onto the ship.

5. When Edmund arrives to rescue his sister, who is trying to take her away?
(a) Fortnoy and Throck.
(b) Captain Elias and Fortnoy.
(c) Captain Elias and Rachett.
(d) Peterson and Rachett.

6. When introducing him to her guests, how does Mrs. Whitman refer to Dupin?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) Mr. Rachett.
(c) Edmund's father.
(d) Mr. Arnold.

7. What does Poe's style of courting Mrs. Whitman reflect?
(a) His lack of inner drive.
(b) His fierce determination.
(c) His fear of failure.
(d) His careful weighing of his options.

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

9. What is lost from the ship besides the two men aboard?
(a) Sis's book.
(b) Poe's story.
(c) Wads of cash.
(d) The gold bars stolen from the bank.

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

11. At the end of the story, how has Edmund changed?
(a) He is more trusting.
(b) He is more adult.
(c) He is more Irresponsible.
(d) He is more child-like.

12. According to Dupin, from whom did Rachett learn about the gold in the vault?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Arnold.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Throck.

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

14. What does Mr. Arnold ask Dupin at Mrs. Whitman's home?
(a) Why he was in the cemetery.
(b) Why his stories all deal with gruesome deaths.
(c) Why a man would order a coat and then not buy it.
(d) Why he is trying to steal Helen away from him.

15. Who or what is Peggy?
(a) Captain Elias's peg leg.
(b) The boat used to try to rescue Sis.
(c) A character in Poe's story.
(d) A bar maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin see from the bell tower?

2. What does Dupin use to decipher the encoded message Edmund found at Mrs. Whitman's house?

3. What does Dupin learn at the portrait studio?

4. What does Dupin remind Edmund that Edmund first noticed about his aunt's body?

5. What does Dupin tell Edmund about Mr. Arnold?

(see the answer keys)

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