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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 many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) None.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?
(a) In different rooms.
(b) One was outside and one was inside.
(c) In the same room.
(d) Both were outside.

3. What is the Rue Morgue?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A theater.
(c) A home.
(d) A morgue.

4. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?
(a) A knife.
(b) Handcuffs.
(c) A phone.
(d) A pistol.

5. What does Dupin believe he may have to do to the man who is coming to visit them?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Detain him.
(c) Torture him.
(d) Turn him in to the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?

2. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

3. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?

4. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?

5. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?

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