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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?
(a) Bruises.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Cuts.
(d) Hair.
2. To Dupin, what quality of the murder defies any motive?
(a) The fact that the victims were women.
(b) The gruesomeness.
(c) The lack of suspects.
(d) The fact that the murder is so mysterious.
3. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Banker.
(d) Policeman.
4. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Drawers pulled out.
(b) Jewelry stolen from the open box.
(c) A dresser moved in front of a door.
(d) A ladder knocked over.
5. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?
(a) Who he should contact for more information about the murder.
(b) The details of the murder.
(c) Who the real killer is.
(d) Why he killed the victims.
6. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Intense.
(b) Indecipherable.
(c) Distinct.
(d) Shy.
7. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A phone.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) A knife.
8. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?
(a) He threatened violence.
(b) He became more peaceful.
(c) He ran off.
(d) He was subdued.
9. What is Dupin's interest in the case?
(a) He hates the real killer.
(b) To clear the man who was arrested.
(c) To find justice for the women.
(d) He feels it is his duty as a citizen.
10. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?
(a) They enjoy each other's company.
(b) They hope it will encourage them to find wives.
(c) It will save them money.
(d) They hope to exchange knowledge.
11. What does the salesman in the story sell?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Books.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Fruits.
12. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He breaks down the door.
(b) He breaks open the gate.
(c) He is given permission.
(d) He sneaks in through a window.
13. Who was the first to testify at the trial?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) News reporter.
(d) Salesman.
14. How does Dupin know the man who was arrested for the murders?
(a) The man helped Dupin with something.
(b) The man wrote a letter to Dupin.
(c) The man was a waiter at a restaurant Dupin frequented.
(d) The man sold Dupin a detective story.
15. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) A gothic mansion.
(b) The tobacco store.
(c) At the park.
(d) The Rue Morgue.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?
2. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.
3. Which of the following did the animal do?
4. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?
5. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?
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