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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. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Anger.
(c) Envy.
(d) Admiration.

2. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?
(a) Nobody wanted to live with them.
(b) They tired of tenants.
(c) They were recluses.
(d) There wasn't enough space for more people.

3. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?
(a) They had been replaced.
(b) They had been broken.
(c) They were the method of escape for the murderer.
(d) They were impossible to escape from.

4. How did the second person interviewed know one of the murder victims?
(a) He carried her items home for her.
(b) He painted her portrait.
(c) He once sold to her.
(d) He moved her furniture into the house.

5. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?
(a) Only her daughter.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Three neighbors.
(d) The banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What woke up the neighbors of the Rue Morgue?

2. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

3. Describe the room in which the neighbors found on the 4th floor.

4. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

5. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.

(see the answer key)

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