The Murders in the Rue Morgue Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adolphe's job?

2. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

3. Where did Dupin find hair when he conducted his own investigation?

4. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?

5. How did the animal act when the man walked in on him at the Rue Morgue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is robbery not a motive for the murders?

2. Why might the story not be considered a work of horror?

3. Describe the way the orangutan behaved after killing the women, according to the sailor.

4. Describe how the killer killed the two women.

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

6. Why does Dupin believe that the owner of the orangutan is a sailor?

7. What is determined by the testimonies at the murder trial?

8. What does the epigraph at the beginning of the story mean?

9. Why did Dupin place an ad in the paper?

10. What is The Narrator's motivation in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Dupin want to help solve the murder? Does he feel it is his responsibility or does he have another reason?

Essay Topic 2

How does Poe use interviews and testimonies in the story? How do they create a sense of mystery and suspense? What other purpose do they serve?

Essay Topic 3

What qualities of the story make it a mystery? What other genres might it fall under? Why?

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