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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 game does the word draughts refer to?
(a) Chess.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Poker.
(d) Checkers.

2. How is Dupin different from his family?
(a) He is mpoverished.
(b) He is vindictive.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is sympathetic.

3. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Books.
(d) Gold.

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

5. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The sailor.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the room in which the neighbors found on the 4th floor.

2. How was the person found in the chimney killed?

3. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?

4. At a single glance, what can be assumed about the windows?

5. What are the police not focusing on, according to Dupin?

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