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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 ribbon once used for?
(a) Holding hair.
(b) As a piece of jewelry.
(c) As a toy.
(d) As part of a dress.

2. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Envious.
(c) Proud.
(d) Disdain.

3. What does the epigraph introduce?
(a) The gothic mansion.
(b) A recurring theme.
(c) The killer's temperment.
(d) The motivations of each character.

4. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?
(a) To sell it.
(b) To kill it and eat it.
(c) To kill it for sport.
(d) To use it as a tool.

5. What was one of the murder victims cut with?
(a) Glass from the window.
(b) A knife.
(c) A razor.
(d) A pencil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin spend time investigating?

2. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?

3. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?

4. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?

5. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?

(see the answer key)

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