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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Landor take from a closet in Chapter 26?
(a) Jacket.
(b) Uniform.
(c) Ball gown.
(d) Wool cool.

2. How large is the trip hammer at West Point Foundry?
(a) 7 ton.
(b) 8 ton.
(c) 5 ton.
(d) 2 ton.

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

4. How often does Artemus spend time at home while he is a cadet?
(a) Summers.
(b) Weekends.
(c) A couple days a term.
(d) Holidays.

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

6. Where did Poe ask Lea Marquis to meet him?
(a) The Landing.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Flirtation Walk.
(d) Gee's Point.

7. From what type of animal does Dr. Marquis believe the heart is from that Hitchcock and Landor found in Artemus' quarters?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cow.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

8. When Poe heard Lea and Artemis arguing in the backyard, where did he hide to overhear their conversation?
(a) Plum tree.
(b) Crabapple tree.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Apple tree.

9. What color are Mis Marquis' eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Gray.

10. What did Miss Marquis say that she saw in Poe's face when he rescued her in the cemetery?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Affection.

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

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

13. In Chapter 25, what is Landor attacked with at the Marquis house?
(a) Cane.
(b) Saber.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Pistol.

14. In Chapter 30, what cadet has gone missing?
(a) Poe.
(b) Loughborough.
(c) Stoddard.
(d) Huntoon.

15. Where does a local fisherman report that he took Cadet Stoddard?
(a) Tomkins Cove.
(b) Stony Point.
(c) Highland Falls.
(d) Peekskill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to escort Poe to meet Landor in the evenings in Chapter 22?

2. In Chapter 27, how long does Poe stay after Landor makes editorial suggestions regarding his poem?

3. What instrument did Lea Marquis play when Poe had tea with the Marquis household?

4. In Chapter 30, what ailment does Lea say that her mother has on Wednesdays?

5. When Landor acosts someone in the dark in Chapter 28, what prize does he take from his struggle?

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