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1. This story is about a man who is planning to murder the old man with whom he lives, because of his creepy eye. What is the name of this story?
2. This story is actually a novel. It is Poe's only full length novel. It is about a young man who stows away on a whaling ship. The part of the title is this man's name. What is the name of this book?
3. This short story is a man captured by the Spanish Inquisition. It tells about the torture the narrator goes through, and how he constantly almost dies because of it. What is the name of this story?
4. This story is a detective story. It tells how a detective, by the name of Dupin, solves a crime involving two women murdered in a locked room. What is the name of this mystery?
5. This story tells of a man who constantly has random fainting spells, causing him to randomly collapse. Sometimes, people believe he is dead. This causes the man to have the fear of being buried alive. At one point in the book, he believes he was actually buried alive. What is the name of this story?
6. This story is about a man who wants revenge on a fellow named Fortunato. To get this revenge, the narrator lures him into a cellar, with the promise of some fancy wine. He then manages to get his revenge. What is the name of this story?
7. This next story is about a man who goes off to see a old childhood friend. The friend has asked him to visit because he and his sister, Madeline, are sick. Madeline dies and her brother gets sicker and sicker. What is the name of this story?
8. This story is actually a poem. It is Poe's most well known poem, and the most popular. It tells the tale of a man who is visited in the dead of the night by a strange visitor. The visitor is an animal and this animal is part of the title. What is the title of this poem?
9. This story also involves an animal. It is about a man who has many pets. His favorite was named Pluto. At least it was until the man cut out its eye and hung it from a tree. What is the name of this story?
10. The central figure of this piece is a dwarfish court jester. He does not mind being humiliated, but decides to take revenge on the king when his friend is humiliated. What is the name of this story?
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