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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) Throat.
(c) Legs.
(d) Wrist.

2. How did the older murder victim die?
(a) She was beat to death.
(b) She had been shot.
(c) She died of shock.
(d) She bled to death.

3. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?
(a) Floors were rented to tenants.
(b) It was an art gallery.
(c) It was a factory.
(d) It is on the grounds where a zoo once was.

4. How was the body placed in the chimney?
(a) It was impossible to tell.
(b) Head first.
(c) Sideways.
(d) Feet first.

5. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?
(a) Memorization.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Calculation.
(d) Charisma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dupin different from his family?

2. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?

3. What is Dupin's interest in the case?

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

5. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?

(see the answer key)

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