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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 evidence of no forced entry into the Rue Morgue?
(a) The gate had not been opened in years.
(b) There were no windows.
(c) The doors were locked from the inside.
(d) There were cobwebs over all the doors.

2. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Envious.
(c) Appreciation.
(d) Proud.

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

4. How was the person found in the chimney killed?
(a) Strangulation.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Decapitated.

5. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A tenant in the building.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A shop owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

2. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?

3. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

4. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

5. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?

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