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

2. What is the name of the author of the epigraph?
(a) Sir Bennet Austin.
(b) Sir Thomas Browne.
(c) Sir Arthur Hoyle.
(d) Sir Samuel Smithe.

3. What is the color of the first piece of evidence found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

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

5. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A man in prison.
(b) A child.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?

2. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?

3. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?

4. How many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?

5. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?

(see the answer key)

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