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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. Where was the older murder victim cut?
(a) Various locations.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Throat.
(d) Legs.

2. What does the salesman in the story sell?
(a) Fruits.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Books.
(d) Tobacco.

3. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?
(a) Bruises.
(b) Hair.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Cuts.

4. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?
(a) Writer.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Photographer.

5. Who is first interviewed about the murders?
(a) A tobacco salesman.
(b) A laundress.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the man find the animal again?

2. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?

3. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?

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

5. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?

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