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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) Legs.
(b) Various locations.
(c) Throat.
(d) Wrist.

2. What is the first event that leads to Dupin analyzing a thought that the narrator has?
(a) An actor walked by.
(b) Somebody bumps into the narrator.
(c) Somebody walked by drinking alcohol.
(d) A policeman stopped to talk to them.

3. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) :Swedish.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

4. Where does Dupin place an ad?
(a) On the radio.
(b) In the newspaper.
(c) On television.
(d) On a bulletin board at the store.

5. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?
(a) They enjoy each other's company.
(b) They hope it will encourage them to find wives.
(c) They hope to exchange knowledge.
(d) It will save them money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?

2. What is the name of the author of the epigraph?

3. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

4. What is Dupin's middle name?

5. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?

(see the answer key)

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