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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 hope the ad will do directly?
(a) Bring the sailor to him.
(b) Release the person arrested for the crime.
(c) Bring the animal to him.
(d) Encourage further police investigation.

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

3. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Jewelry stolen from the open box.
(b) A ladder knocked over.
(c) A dresser moved in front of a door.
(d) Drawers pulled out.

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

5. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) Spanish.
(b) :Swedish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

2. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?

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

4. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

5. How did the animal act after killing the women?

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