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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appears to be impossible for the murderer to have done in the room at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Hide the bodies.
(b) Exit.
(c) Steal anything.
(d) Hide the weapon.

2. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?
(a) Fortune teller.
(b) Writer.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Photographer.

3. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?
(a) Feet.
(b) Her body was cut entirely in half.
(c) Hands.
(d) Head.

4. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.
(a) Small and paved.
(b) Small and grassy.
(c) Large with a swimming pool.
(d) Large with lots of grassy hills.

5. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?
(a) The murderer was an animal.
(b) A woman killed the victims.
(c) The women were killed by a friend.
(d) The women killed each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is mentioned in the epigraph?

2. What kind of motive for murder does Dupin believe the man who was arrested has, despite the fact that he is the main suspect?

3. What is directly outside the window at the Rue Morgue?

4. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of the murder appear strange to the reader?

2. Describe the reason why you think the title was chosen.

3. How does The Narrator describe the story that he tells?

4. What are three activities or jobs Dupin might enjoy doing using his analytical abilities? Why?

5. What is the appeal of the case to Dupin?

6. Should the sailor be held responsible for the murders? Why or why not?

7. Describe the way the sailor interacts with Dupin.

8. In what ways is The Narrator observant like Dupin?

9. Describe the relationship between the laundress and the two murdered women.

10. How do the neighbors react to the murders at the Rue Morgue?

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