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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 makes the windows appear unopenable?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) Glue.
(c) A spring mechanism.
(d) A mirror.

2. How did the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) It followed him home.
(b) He bought it.
(c) He rescued it.
(d) He captured it.

3. On what floor were voices heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 1st.

4. What is the setting of the events that unfold in the story?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?
(a) Head.
(b) Hands.
(c) Feet.
(d) Her body was cut entirely in half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?

2. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

3. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

4. What is Dupin's relationship to the first interviewed person?

5. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?

(see the answer key)

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