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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. On what floor were voices heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 2nd.

2. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Calculation.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Memorization.

3. How was the person found in the chimney killed?
(a) Strangulation.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Decapitated.
(d) Stabbed.

4. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) Dupin and the sailor.
(b) The murder victims.
(c) Dupin and himself.
(d) The sailor and his pet.

5. What is the Rue Morgue?
(a) A theater.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A home.
(d) A morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

2. As a result of the man walking in on the animal at the Rue Morgue, what did the animal do?

3. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

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

5. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?

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