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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. How did the older murder victim die?
(a) She died of shock.
(b) She had been shot.
(c) She was beat to death.
(d) She bled to death.

2. Who does the narrator describe as having an analytical mind?
(a) One of the murder victims.
(b) Dupin.
(c) Himself.
(d) The sailor.

3. Who was arrested for the murders?
(a) The laundress.
(b) Adolphe.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The salesman.

4. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?
(a) The details of the murder.
(b) Who he should contact for more information about the murder.
(c) Who the real killer is.
(d) Why he killed the victims.

5. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?
(a) 4th floor.
(b) 5th floor.
(c) Basement.
(d) 1st floor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting of the events that unfold in the story?

3. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?

4. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?

5. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?

(see the answer key)

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