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

2. At a single glance, what can be assumed about the windows?
(a) They are borken from the outside.
(b) They are broken from the inside.
(c) They are nailed shut outside.
(d) They are nailed shut inside.

3. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) He wanted to kill the animal.
(b) They got into a fight.
(c) He couldn't take the animal home with him.
(d) He died.

4. What was one of the murder victims cut with?
(a) A razor.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A knife.
(d) Glass from the window.

5. Who does Dupin relay the story of the murder to?
(a) The police.
(b) A woman on the street.
(c) The laundress.
(d) The tobacco salesman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?

3. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?

4. What is the name of the actor that Dupin remarks on?

5. What is the color of the first piece of evidence found at the Rue Morgue?

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