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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. What does the salesman in the story sell?
(a) Books.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Fruits.
(d) Tobacco.

2. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) The tobacco store.
(b) A gothic mansion.
(c) The Rue Morgue.
(d) At the park.

3. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?
(a) There wasn't enough space for more people.
(b) They were recluses.
(c) They tired of tenants.
(d) Nobody wanted to live with them.

4. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) :Swedish.
(d) French.

5. What did each witness identify?
(a) A Swedish voice.
(b) A Spanish voice.
(c) A French voice.
(d) An Italian voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ribbon once used for?

2. When the news report is read by Dupin, what does he realize?

3. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?

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

5. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?

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