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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 game does the word draughts refer to?
(a) Chess.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Poker.
(d) Checkers.

2. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.
(a) Small and paved.
(b) Small and grassy.
(c) Large with lots of grassy hills.
(d) Large with a swimming pool.

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

4. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Pretending to shave.
(d) Washing the dishes.

5. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?
(a) Malevolent.
(b) Diable.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dupin different from his family?

2. How is Madame L'Espanaye related to Camille?

3. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?

4. What is the language of the second voice, according to the neighbor who testified about the case?

5. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?

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