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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. How did the second person interviewed know one of the murder victims?
(a) He carried her items home for her.
(b) He moved her furniture into the house.
(c) He once sold to her.
(d) He painted her portrait.

2. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What is the color of the first piece of evidence found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

4. On what topic do all testimonials disagree at the trial?
(a) The murder weapon.
(b) The scene of the crime.
(c) The second voice heard in the room.
(d) The identity of one of the victims.

5. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?

2. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?

3. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?

4. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?

5. What was one of the murder victims cut with?

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