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

2. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?
(a) The policeman.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The sailor.
(d) Dupin.

3. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Kill the murderer.
(b) Attack the women inside.
(c) Get inside.
(d) Lock up after they left.

4. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

5. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Outside.
(b) Under a bed.
(c) In the bath tub.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?

2. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

3. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?

4. What kind of motive for murder does Dupin believe the man who was arrested has, despite the fact that he is the main suspect?

5. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?

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