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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 location does Dupin claim to want to visit?
(a) The Rue Morgue.
(b) The police headquarters.
(c) A politician's office.
(d) A ship that recently came to shore.

2. How did the older murder victim die?
(a) She bled to death.
(b) She was beat to death.
(c) She had been shot.
(d) She died of shock.

3. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?
(a) In the same room.
(b) One was outside and one was inside.
(c) Both were outside.
(d) In different rooms.

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

5. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?
(a) Sacre.
(b) Love.
(c) Deja.
(d) Disturb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Dupin find hair when he conducted his own investigation?

3. What appears to be impossible for the murderer to have done in the room at the Rue Morgue?

4. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?

5. On what topic do all testimonials disagree at the trial?

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