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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A woman.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A child.

2. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?
(a) Pretending to shave.
(b) Washing the dishes.
(c) Reading.
(d) Writing.

3. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?
(a) Borneo.
(b) The United States.
(c) Puero Rico.
(d) Mongolia.

4. What are the police not focusing on, according to Dupin?
(a) Possible suspects.
(b) Important aspects of the crime.
(c) The place that the killer worked.
(d) Other possible victims.

5. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?
(a) A restaurant owner.
(b) An accountant.
(c) Dupin.
(d) A bookseller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the policeman believe the first voice belonged to?

2. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?

3. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?

4. What does the salesman in the story sell?

5. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

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