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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 is Dupin's one impossible scenario?
(a) The women were killed by a friend.
(b) The murderer was an animal.
(c) A woman killed the victims.
(d) The women killed each other.

2. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?
(a) A brief statement of the arrest of a suspect.
(b) Pictures of suspects.
(c) Interviews.
(d) Pictures of the crime scene.

3. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Books.
(c) Gold.
(d) Furniture.

4. How does Dupin respond to a direct though in another person's head?
(a) He analyzed the situation.
(b) He saw the occurrence in a dream.
(c) He can read minds.
(d) He is good at reading body language.

5. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?
(a) Only her daughter.
(b) The banker.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Three neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?

2. What was the older murder victim's job?

3. How long had the first person interviewed known the murder victims?

4. What does Duping believe is true about the killer?

5. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

(see the answer key)

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