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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 woke up the neighbors of the Rue Morgue?
(a) Screams.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) A fight.
(d) Breaking windows.

2. How did the second person interviewed know one of the murder victims?
(a) He once sold to her.
(b) He moved her furniture into the house.
(c) He carried her items home for her.
(d) He painted her portrait.

3. When Dupin believes he know who the killer is, what does he give The Narrator?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A rope.
(c) A camera.
(d) A knife.

4. What was the ribbon once used for?
(a) As a toy.
(b) Holding hair.
(c) As part of a dress.
(d) As a piece of jewelry.

5. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?
(a) Dupin.
(b) A bookseller.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A restaurant owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?

2. What phrase did the third witness claim to have heard outside the crime scene?

3. What is Dupin's only luxury?

4. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?

5. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?

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