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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. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?
(a) Who he should contact for more information about the murder.
(b) Who the real killer is.
(c) The details of the murder.
(d) Why he killed the victims.

2. What did the animal do to the older victim?
(a) Threw her out the window.
(b) Put her in a bathtub.
(c) Threw her into the kitchen.
(d) Smashed her head on a mirror.

3. What is Adolphe's job?
(a) Shopowner.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Banker.

4. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) The sailor and his pet.
(b) Dupin and himself.
(c) The murder victims.
(d) Dupin and the sailor.

5. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?
(a) To kill it and eat it.
(b) To sell it.
(c) To use it as a tool.
(d) To kill it for sport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does the word draughts refer to?

2. How did the policeman describe the first voice he heard in the Rue Morgue?

3. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?

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

5. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?

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