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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 do neighbors enter the Rue Morgue?
(a) They use a crowbar.
(b) They break a window.
(c) They enter through the garage.
(d) The door is already open.

2. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He is given permission.
(b) He sneaks in through a window.
(c) He breaks open the gate.
(d) He breaks down the door.

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

4. What does Duping believe is true about the killer?
(a) He could not speak.
(b) He was very hairy.
(c) He hated the women with a passion.
(d) He had unusual strength.

5. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence exists against Adolphe?

2. Who is described as using calculation, not analysis?

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

4. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?

5. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

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