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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. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?
(a) A policeman.
(b) The banker.
(c) Three neighbors.
(d) Only her daughter.

2. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?
(a) Fortune teller.
(b) Banker.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Shopkeeper.

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

4. What is Dupin's relationship to the first interviewed person?
(a) He used to date them.
(b) There is no relationship.
(c) They are related.
(d) They went to school together.

5. When the news report is read by Dupin, what does he realize?
(a) The trial was not a fair one.
(b) The policeman lied about what he heard.
(c) The people interviewed were liars.
(d) There are no real clues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as using calculation, not analysis?

2. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?

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

4. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?

5. Describe the relationship between the murder victims and the first person interviewed about them.

(see the answer key)

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