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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. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Kill the murderer.
(b) Lock up after they left.
(c) Attack the women inside.
(d) Get inside.

2. What was the animal doing when the man followed him and found him elsewhere?
(a) Stealing tobacco.
(b) Strangling a woman.
(c) Shaving Madame L'Espanaye.
(d) Shoving a body up the chimney.

3. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The salesperson.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The Narrator.

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

5. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?
(a) Deductive.
(b) Confused.
(c) Reliable.
(d) Unreasonable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?

2. Which of the following is mentioned in the epigraph?

3. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?

4. Where does Dupin place an ad?

5. Who goes with Dupin to the Rue Morgue?

(see the answer key)

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