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

2. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Who was the first to testify at the trial?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Salesman.
(d) News reporter.

4. As a result of the man walking in on the animal at the Rue Morgue, what did the animal do?
(a) It ran away.
(b) It threw a piece of furniture.
(c) It strangled a woman.
(d) It cut a woman's neck.

5. What is the name of the author of the epigraph?
(a) Sir Thomas Browne.
(b) Sir Bennet Austin.
(c) Sir Samuel Smithe.
(d) Sir Arthur Hoyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

2. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?

3. What does the salesman in the story sell?

4. What was the ribbon once used for?

5. How did the older murder victim die?

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