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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 Dupin's first initial?

2. What does Dupin believe he may have to do to the man who is coming to visit them?

3. How did the second person interviewed know one of the murder victims?

4. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?

5. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the killer exit the room in which the murders took place?

3. Who is the protagonist of the story? Why?

4. Describe the way the sailor interacts with Dupin.

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

6. Describe Adolphe's encounter with Madame L'Espanaye.

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

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

9. What was the result of the sailor coming clean about the orangutan?

10. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the story's title relate to the plot, setting, and characters?

Essay Topic 2

How does Poe build suspense in the story? Find three specific examples and analyze them.

Essay Topic 3

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

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