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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 the point of view of the story?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

2. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) A gun on the floor.
(b) Toppled furniture.
(c) Broken mirrors.
(d) Broken picture frames on the floor.

3. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?
(a) Dupin.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The policeman.

4. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) The murder victims.
(b) The sailor and his pet.
(c) Dupin and the sailor.
(d) Dupin and himself.

5. How is Dupin different from his family?
(a) He is mpoverished.
(b) He is vindictive.
(c) He is sympathetic.
(d) He is wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?

2. What is Dupin's first initial?

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

4. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?

5. How did the animal act when the man walked in on him at the Rue Morgue?

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