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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 game does the word draughts refer to?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Poker.
(d) Chess.

2. What is Dupin's only luxury?
(a) Board games.
(b) Going to the opera.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Books.

3. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?
(a) It was starving.
(b) It was being chased.
(c) It had babies.
(d) It was wounded.

4. How many people have been killed in the story?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What evidence exists against Adolphe?
(a) His voice was heard at the crime scene.
(b) His fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
(c) His business card was found outside the house.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the epigraph introduce?

2. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

3. Who is described as using calculation, not analysis?

4. When the news report is read by Dupin, what does he realize?

5. What makes the windows appear unopenable?

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