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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 does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Anger.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Envy.

2. What location does Dupin claim to want to visit?
(a) The Rue Morgue.
(b) A ship that recently came to shore.
(c) The police headquarters.
(d) A politician's office.

3. What are the police not focusing on, according to Dupin?
(a) The place that the killer worked.
(b) Important aspects of the crime.
(c) Other possible victims.
(d) Possible suspects.

4. Describe the relationship between the murder victims and the first person interviewed about them.
(a) There was no relationship.
(b) Good terms.
(c) Constantly fighting.
(d) They disapproved of each other.

5. Where is the first evidence for the murder found?
(a) The hearth.
(b) The backyard.
(c) The door.
(d) The window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the policeman believe the first voice belonged to?

2. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?

3. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?

4. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

5. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?

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