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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 game does the word draughts refer to?
(a) Poker.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Chess.

2. How many neighbors did the police find outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) 30 to 40.
(b) 10 to 20.
(c) 20 to 30.
(d) 5 to 10.

3. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?
(a) Banker.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Fortune teller.

4. What could the police hear from outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Animal sounds.
(b) Screams.
(c) The sound of a car starting.
(d) Crashing sounds.

5. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?
(a) The actor's.
(b) The passerby's.
(c) The sailor's.
(d) The narrator's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the epigraph introduce?

2. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

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

4. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?

5. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?

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