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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Dr. Marquis believe it would have taken to carve Cadet Fry's heart from his chest?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

2. When does Loughborough remember Fry left and asked him to cover him?
(a) February 1828.
(b) April 1828.
(c) March 1828.
(d) May 1828.

3. How many witches did Henri le Clerc exterminate?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 900.
(d) 700.

4. Where did Huntoon run after he ran into Fry's body?
(a) South Barracks.
(b) North Barracks.
(c) East Barracks.
(d) West Barracks.

5. What is Poe's monthly stipend?
(a) $25.
(b) $28.
(c) $20.
(d) $30.

6. How old was Poe when he swam seven and a half miles in the James River?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

7. At Professor Pawpaw's cottage, on what type of dead tree are birdcages?
(a) Plum.
(b) Apple.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Pear.

8. In Chapter 11, where does Landor remember a farrier was branded with one of his own irons?
(a) Forearm.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Chest.
(d) Back.

9. In Chapter 9, how many lines of the note that was in Fry's hand does Poe believe he has deciphered?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. In Chapter 3, how old is the West Point hospital?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

11. In Chapter 11, how high does Landor have Poe climb in the icehouse?
(a) 17 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 12 feet.

12. When does a lieutenant come to take Landor to West Point?
(a) October 30, 1830.
(b) October 19, 1830.
(c) October 26, 1830.
(d) October 5, 1830.

13. What is the name of the cadet for whom Poe writes letters to the cadet's fiancee?
(a) William.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jared.
(d) Thomas.

14. How long has Patsy heard that it took Fry to die?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

15. How many volumes of Poe's poetry does Hitchcock have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Poe's mother died?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Jasper Magoon left New York City for his health?

3. How long has it been since Landor's wife died in Chapter 16?

4. What time does Landor fall asleep while talking to Poe in Chapter 9?

5. In what ward of the West Point hospital is Fry's body?

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