View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?
(a) Silly.
(b) Angry.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Ecstatic.

2. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?
(a) 3500 francs.
(b) 4500 francs.
(c) 3000 francs.
(d) 4000 francs.

3. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) Anybody or anything can be a killer.
(b) All mysteries are solvable.
(c) Analysis is very important.
(d) There are many temptations in life.

4. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?
(a) Essays.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Jewelry that once belonged to the victims.
(d) Photographs.

5. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He breaks down the door.
(b) He is given permission.
(c) He sneaks in through a window.
(d) He breaks open the gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

2. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?

3. What is the setting of the events that unfold in the story?

4. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?

5. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample