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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. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.
(a) Large with lots of grassy hills.
(b) Small and paved.
(c) Large with a swimming pool.
(d) Small and grassy.

2. What evidence exists against Adolphe?
(a) His fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
(b) None.
(c) His business card was found outside the house.
(d) His voice was heard at the crime scene.

3. Who does Dupin claim to know?
(a) The head politician in his area.
(b) A group of sailors.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The head of police.

4. Who is first interviewed about the murders?
(a) Dupin.
(b) The narrator.
(c) A laundress.
(d) A tobacco salesman.

5. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Devil.
(c) Malevolent.
(d) Diable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word describes Dupin's family?

2. What was the animal doing when the man followed him and found him elsewhere?

3. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?

4. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?

5. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

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