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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 is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Broken mirrors.
(b) Toppled furniture.
(c) A gun on the floor.
(d) Broken picture frames on the floor.

2. How long had the first person interviewed known the murder victims?
(a) No time at all.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?
(a) They had great analytical skills.
(b) They were too tall for the part.
(c) Their role was appropriate.
(d) They had a strong accent.

4. What makes the windows appear unopenable?
(a) A mirror.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Glue.
(d) A spring mechanism.

5. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) :Swedish.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?

2. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?

3. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?

4. Who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?

5. What game does the word draughts refer to?

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