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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 is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Broken picture frames on the floor.
(b) A gun on the floor.
(c) Broken mirrors.
(d) Toppled furniture.

2. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?
(a) Puero Rico.
(b) Borneo.
(c) The United States.
(d) Mongolia.

3. 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.

4. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A tiger.
(c) An orangutan.
(d) An unknown animal.

5. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?
(a) He shoots the man.
(b) He handcuffs the man.
(c) He asks for the man's wallet.
(d) He locks the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the events that unfold in the story?

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

3. What is the first evidence found at the Rue Morgue?

4. What is the name of the author of the epigraph?

5. How is Madame L'Espanaye related to Camille?

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