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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 is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) All mysteries are solvable.
(b) Anybody or anything can be a killer.
(c) There are many temptations in life.
(d) Analysis is very important.

2. What is Adolphe's last name?
(a) Mon Dieu.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Le Bon.
(d) Drayton.

3. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?
(a) Pretending to shave.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Washing the dishes.

4. What genre does the story best fit into?
(a) Comedy-mystery.
(b) Ghost story.
(c) Detective story.
(d) Gothic horror story.

5. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?
(a) It was foreign.
(b) It was gruff.
(c) It was Spanish.
(d) It was a woman's voice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

3. What is Dupin's only luxury?

4. How did the policeman describe the first voice he heard in the Rue Morgue?

5. What is an epigraph?

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