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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 was the older murder victim cut?
(a) Throat.
(b) Legs.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Various locations.

2. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?
(a) It was gruff.
(b) It was foreign.
(c) It was Spanish.
(d) It was a woman's voice.

3. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?
(a) A sailor.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The policeman.
(d) Dupin.

4. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A woman.
(b) A child.
(c) A man in prison.
(d) A sailor.

5. How was the person found in the chimney killed?
(a) Stabbed.
(b) Strangulation.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Decapitated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

2. What is evidence of no forced entry into the Rue Morgue?

3. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?

4. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?

5. Describe the first piece of evidence found at the crime scene.

(see the answer key)

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