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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. Describe the body found in the chimney.
(a) An old woman.
(b) A child.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An animal.

2. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?
(a) Suggesting a poor diet for the person who it shed from.
(b) Gray.
(c) Not belonging to a human.
(d) Pieces of a wig.

3. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Nothing.

4. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?
(a) The animal did not notice.
(b) The animal stabbed him.
(c) A struggle ensued.
(d) The animal ran off immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dupin claim to know?

2. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?

3. Where did the man find the animal again?

4. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.

5. How did the second person interviewed know one of the murder victims?

(see the answer key)

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