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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color bonnet was Miss Marquis wearing when Poe wrote about meeting her in his report dated November 17?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

2. In what type of tree was Ballinger's body found?
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Aspen.

3. How did Lea give Poe a note at the dinner party?
(a) Had Artemus give it to him.
(b) Had it sent to his quarters.
(c) Slipped it in his pocket.
(d) Had Eugenie give it to him.

4. In Chapter 17, how old is Lea Marquis?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

5. How is Ballinger's body mutilated after he is hanged?
(a) Heart removed and tongue cut out.
(b) Heart removed and limbs cut off.
(c) Heart removed and he is castrated.
(d) Heart removed and head chopped off.

6. In Chapter 26, what is the name of Dr. Marquis' brother who died shortly before the Battle of Maguaga?
(a) Saul.
(b) Peter.
(c) David.
(d) Joshua.

7. In Chapter 22, when did Landor ask Poe to meet him in his hotel room?
(a) After Sunday chapel.
(b) After classes.
(c) After review.
(d) After guard duty.

8. In Poe's November 27th report, who was at home when he stopped by the Marquis home?
(a) Lea Marquis.
(b) Mrs. Marquis.
(c) The maid.
(d) Dr. Marquis.

9. Why did Mrs. Marquis sequester herself in her bedroom when Poe had tea at the Marquis home?
(a) Migraine.
(b) Vertigo.
(c) Coughing spell.
(d) Nausea.

10. In Chapter 19, what passage does Landor remember a family would always quote when they would bring their son who had a spell of falling sickness to Landor's father?
(a) Mark 9:17-30.
(b) Matthew 11:28-30.
(c) John 3:16-4:10.
(d) James 5:14-15.

11. What state legislature has passed a resolution calling for the abolition of the Academy in Chapter 29?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.`
(c) Illinois.
(d) South Carolina.

12. What time does Mrs. Marquis invite Landor to a dinner party in Chapter 23?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

13. What is Lea doing when Landor first sees her in Chapter 24?
(a) Embroidering.
(b) Playing the pianoforte.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Reading.

14. How old was Artemus when he could name all the bones and organs in the human body?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

15. Where does Landor kick Ballinger in Chapter 20?
(a) Chest.
(b) Temple.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Back.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Poe met Miss Marquis in the cemetery, what color bonnet was she wearing?

2. How much heavier was Ballinger than Poe?

3. What size is Poe's room?

4. What does Landor take from a closet in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 28, where are a colony of mice living at Benny Havens'?

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