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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 Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A child.
(b) A man in prison.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A woman.

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

3. What appears to be impossible for the murderer to have done in the room at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Hide the bodies.
(b) Hide the weapon.
(c) Exit.
(d) Steal anything.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?

2. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?

3. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?

4. Where was the older murder victim cut?

5. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?

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