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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. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Envious.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Proud.

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

3. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.
(a) They are co-workers.
(b) One is a teacher and one is a student.
(c) They are good friends.
(d) They are cousins.

4. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?
(a) Orion.
(b) A book he read a month ago.
(c) The cloudy sky.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

5. Who does Dupin believe has lost an animal?
(a) A salesman.
(b) A sailor.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as having an analytical mind?

2. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

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

4. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?

5. How is Dupin different from his family?

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