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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 phrase did the third witness claim to have heard outside the crime scene?
(a) Deja vu.
(b) Como estas.
(c) Oh my God.
(d) Mon Dieu.

2. What fact is determined about the chimney?
(a) It is too small to be an entrance and exit.
(b) The victim was still alive when she was put in the chimney.
(c) The chimeny had previously been blocked in.
(d) The body in the chimney had been there longer than the other.

3. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?
(a) A knife.
(b) A phone.
(c) A pistol.
(d) Handcuffs.

4. At a single glance, what can be assumed about the windows?
(a) They are nailed shut inside.
(b) They are broken from the inside.
(c) They are borken from the outside.
(d) They are nailed shut outside.

5. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?

2. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?

3. Where is the first evidence for the murder found?

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

5. Who does Dupin relay the story of the murder to?

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