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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. How large is Artemus' quarters?

2. In Chapter 21, who comes to see Landor?

3. How large is the trip hammer at West Point Foundry?

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

5. What state legislature has passed a resolution calling for the abolition of the Academy in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hitchcock think that Poe is a suspect in the murders?

2. What arrangements are made at Benny Havens' establishment for times when one of Thayer's men would come looking for cadets?

3. What lies does Landor learn that Poe has told?

4. What does Poe say when Landor asks him if Artemus left the parlor when Landor went upstairs with Dr. Marquis?

5. Why does Landor have Captain Hitchcock call Artemus into his office in Chapter 27?

6. In Chapter 27, what does Mrs. Marquis have everyone do after Lea plays the pianoforte?

7. Whose uniform does Dr. Marquis say was in the back of Artemus' closet?

8. What happens when Hitchcock and Landor search Artemus' room?

9. What complaints does Poe have about Mr. Allan, his guardian?

10. Who is Gouverneur Kemble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Allan comments that he never believes anything Poe says. Is Poe a serial liar? Is he ever honest and forthcoming?

Essay Topic 2

Poe is removed from the investigation. How and why is Poe removed from the murder investigation?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Pale Blue Eye and why is that incident the climax?

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