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THE PURLOINED LETTER - Edgar Allan Poe

1.

After being told of how the apartment had been searched, Dupin recommended...

4.

The police could not find the letter because...

 

A.  to freeze the thief's assets.
B.
 to apprehend the thief.
C.
 to search the premises again.
D.
 to increase the amount of the reward for the letter's retrieval.

 

A.  it was not a simple case of robbery.
B.
 they had not examined the furniture.
C.
 they did not take the tops off the tables.
D.
 they did not understand the thief's mind.

2.

How much of a reward did the prefect offer?

5.

Where was the purloined letter finally found?

 

A.  Five million lira
B.
 Five thousand pounds
C.
 Fifty thousand francs
D.
 Fifty thousand dollars

 

A.  On an old and dirty postcard
B.
 On the cover of a book
C.
 On a shelf over the fireplace
D.
 Rolled up inside a chair leg

3.

Who was involved in the street incident?

6.

The purloined letter was replaced because...

 

A.  One of Mr Dupin's servants
B.
 One of Mr Germont's servants
C.
 One of Mr D'Arcy's servants
D.
 One of the narrator's servants

 

A.  of the trouble in the street.
B.
 D'Arcy's servants were very loyal.
C.
 D'Arcy was looking through the window.
D.
 Mr Germont was a dangerous man.

 
 

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