Chapter 6 and 7 The Man Who Was Poe

Chapter 6

NOTES:
Dupin shows Throck his observation skills
Suggests Throck was thrown out of the army for fighting
Edmund went to the clothier saw a man there who left
Edmund returns to Dupin and Dupin is drunk he sends Edmund to give a letter to Mrs Whitman (personally)
When Edmund leaves Dupin asks for directions to courthouse.

Study Questions
1. kicked out due to violence
2. They are much the same. They were both abandoned, lost their fathers, dead mother, and someone called Sis.
3. the death of sis
4. the bank robbery
5. tells him to leave
6. He acts like he doesn’t know him
7. deliver another note to Mrs. Whitman
8. PREDICT…..on your own

TEST QUESTIONS: Chapter 6: “The Providence Night Watch”
1. Dupin notices details about Throck, which lead him to believe that Throck is a violent man. Which of the following is NOT one of the details that Dupin notices?
a. Throck has bruised knuckles
b. Throck is carrying a pistol
c. Throck has a scar on his face
d. Throck is missing teeth *
2. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Dupin (Edgar Allan Poe) and Edmund?
a. abandoned as boys
b. lost their father’s
c. had someone dear to them named “Sis”
d. their mother’s died *


Chapter 7

NOTES:
Edmund goes to Mrs Whitmans meets servant girl Catherine
Mrs Whitmans mom is Mrs Powers
Mrs Whitman wants to know if Dupin is drinking
Mrs Whitman sends Edmund to the kitchen for food before leaving
Dupin is in the courthouse
P 68: Fortnoy is described as bent and whitehaired
As Dupin watches Fortnoy and Throck testifies>>>>woman has marks on her throat >>>Dupin falls asleep and dreams of a phantom (the dead woman) in the court room

Study Questions
1. he is dirty
2. it was murder
3. he is drunk
4. the dead woman
5. predict….. on your own

Test Questions:Chapter 7: “Judgment of Murder”

1.When Edmund goes to Mrs. Whitman’s house to deliver the second letter, why doesn't the servant girl want to let him in?
a.Mr. Dupin said not to.
b.Catherine is a selfish servant
c.Mr. Dupin is already there
d.Edmund looks dirty *

2.While Dupin is at the inquest in the courtroom, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
a.Mr. Dupin dreams of a phantom
b.Someone in the courtroom begins to moan
c.Mr. Dupin passes out
d.The doctor identifies the murdered woman as Edmund’s Auntie Pru *

3.While at the inquest in the courtroom, Dupin is not sure if he’s dreaming or if he’s actually seeing a “phantom…with light hair trailing like a shroud.” The author does give the reader the following clue:
a.Dupin hears footsteps of the phantom fleeing the courtroom *
b.Dupin feels the “phantom” grab his shoulder before leaving the courtroom
c.Dupin smells the musty odor of the phantom as it passes
d.Dupin sees the people in the courtroom run away from the phantom