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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. Describe the body found in the chimney.
(a) A child.
(b) A young woman.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An animal.

2. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?
(a) An orangutan.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A tiger.
(d) An unknown animal.

3. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) The government.
(b) Dupin.
(c) Dupin's family.
(d) The narrator.

4. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Shy.
(b) Indecipherable.
(c) Intense.
(d) Distinct.

5. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The sailor.
(c) Adolphe.
(d) The salesperson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?

2. What makes the windows appear unopenable?

3. How did the older murder victim die?

4. How does Dupin know the man who was arrested for the murders?

5. What is Dupin's interest in the case?

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