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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. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?
(a) It had babies.
(b) It was wounded.
(c) It was starving.
(d) It was being chased.

2. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Anger.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Envy.

3. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Orion.
(c) The cloudy sky.
(d) A book he read a month ago.

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

5. What evidence exists against Adolphe?
(a) His business card was found outside the house.
(b) His fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
(c) None.
(d) His voice was heard at the crime scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?

2. What makes the windows appear unopenable?

3. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?

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

5. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?

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