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Poe’s Short Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
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“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
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"MS. Found in a Bottle" (1833)
"Ligeia" (1838)
"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)
"William Wilson" (1839)
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)
"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843)
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In "The Purloined Letter," who is the prefect of the Paris police?
Monsieur G-
Monsieur F-
Monsier D-
Monsieur H-
2
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Dupin tells the police that the Minister must be keeping the letter ___.
In a bank box
In an unmarked grave
In his apartment
In his pants
3
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According to Dupin, the most difficult things to find are hidden ___.
In plain sight
Underground
Under water
In a puzzle box
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What does Dupin intentionally leave at the Minister's apartment so that he'll have reason to return?
His hat
His cane
His snuffbox
His wallet
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Why does Dupin leave a fake letter behind in place of the real one?
To impress the girl
To embarrass the minister
To get the reward
To show off
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