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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. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) A gothic mansion.
(b) At the park.
(c) The tobacco store.
(d) The Rue Morgue.

2. Who was the first to testify at the trial?
(a) Fortune teller.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Policeman.
(d) News reporter.

3. What is the first event that leads to Dupin analyzing a thought that the narrator has?
(a) A policeman stopped to talk to them.
(b) Somebody bumps into the narrator.
(c) An actor walked by.
(d) Somebody walked by drinking alcohol.

4. Which of the following languages is not claimed to be belonging to the second voice?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) Swedish.

5. What is the point of view of the story?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Third person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fact is determined about the chimney?

2. How did the older murder victim die?

3. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?

4. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?

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

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