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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When introducing him to her guests, how does Mrs. Whitman refer to Dupin?
2. While his mother sleeps, what does Edmund ask Poe to do?
3. At the end, what does Edmund come to realize about Poe's agenda?
4. Who or what is Peggy?
5. What does Dupin find in the mausoleum?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it significant in Chapter 19 that Edmund decodes an important riddle while all the adults around him sleep?
2. Why do you think Poe drops the remainder of his story on the ground before walking away from Edward for the last time?
3. Why do you think Dupin decides that his work is done after summing up the details of the solved mystery in Chapter 17?
4. Why do both Dupin and Edmund frequently believe they have seen ghosts?
5. Why do you think Edmund makes the final decision to tear up Poe's story before going to the docks to rescue Sis?
6. What is the symbolism, in Chapter 13, of Dupin's imagining that Helen's mothers guests are demons wearing masks of black death?
7. Why do you think the author has Poe share his thought process throughout the story, rather than saving all his insights for the end?
8. What does Dupin mean in Chapter 16 when he tells Edmund that "lies have their own truth"?
9. How does the final chase scene in Chapter 21 differ from the rest of the novel?
10. What does Dupin mean in Chapter 14 when he tells Edmund that "the story is over"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the beginning of Poe's story being identical to the prologue of the novel? What does it say about the relationship between Poe and Edmund? Do you think it is an indication that Poe's association with Edmund changed him?
Essay Topic 2
How many mysteries are there in this novel? How do they overlap? Analyze how the clues for solving each mystery are necessary for solving the others.
Essay Topic 3
Dupin/Poe tells Edmund that "lies have their own truth." Do you agree? Do you think this is the case only in fiction, or in real life as well?
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