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

2. What is Dupin's middle name?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Mikhail.

3. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) Analysis is very important.
(b) Anybody or anything can be a killer.
(c) All mysteries are solvable.
(d) There are many temptations in life.

4. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?
(a) He threatened violence.
(b) He ran off.
(c) He was subdued.
(d) He became more peaceful.

5. What is an epigraph?
(a) A quotation from another work.
(b) A piece of figurative language.
(c) A solution to a problem.
(d) A piece of dialogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?

2. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?

3. Where was the older murder victim cut?

4. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

5. Who does Dupin believe the ribbon belonged to?

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