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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. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?
(a) The sailor.
(b) Dupin.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The policeman.

2. What is the point of view of the story?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) First person.

3. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) The sailor and his pet.
(b) Dupin and the sailor.
(c) Dupin and himself.
(d) The murder victims.

4. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?
(a) He locks the door.
(b) He shoots the man.
(c) He asks for the man's wallet.
(d) He handcuffs the man.

5. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?
(a) The narrator.
(b) A sailor.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Dupin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person of interest tell Dupin?

2. What makes the windows appear unopenable?

3. How is Dupin different from his family?

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

5. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?

(see the answer key)

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