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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 determined to do in the story?
(a) Turn in the policeman for his awful work on the case.
(b) Form his own theories about the murders.
(c) Watch the case unfold in an interesting manor.
(d) Make sure Adolphe stays behind bards.

2. Who does Dupin believe has lost an animal?
(a) A salesman.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A sailor.
(d) The Narrator.

3. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?
(a) The restaurant owner.
(b) The salesman.
(c) A neighbor of the victims.
(d) The policeman.

4. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) Dupin.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The policeman.

5. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?
(a) He handcuffs the man.
(b) He shoots the man.
(c) He asks for the man's wallet.
(d) He locks the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the person of interest obtain the animal?

2. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

3. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?

4. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?

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

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