Before the great detective Sherlock Holmes, there was C. Auguste Dupin. He was created by the noted American author Edgar Allan Poe who lived in Baltimore, Maryland in the first half of the nineteenth century. Poe is credited with being the first author to write a detective story, a type of literature which became very popular all over the world.
After you have read The Purloined Letter, please take these quizzes to check your understanding of the story. Then complete the short essay. You may type your answer into the space provided, or you may write it on a separate piece of paper.
The Reader as Detective
On the Trail
Finding Word Meanings
Essay question - Reviewing the Case
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