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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 language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

2. Who was arrested for the murders?
(a) The salesman.
(b) Adolphe.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The laundress.

3. Who does Dupin claim to know?
(a) A group of sailors.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The head of police.
(d) The head politician in his area.

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

5. Who is shocked by Dupin's comments about the actor?
(a) A passerby.
(b) The sailor.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?

2. When the news report is read by Dupin, what does he realize?

3. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?

4. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

5. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?

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