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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. Who does Dupin relay the story of the murder to?
(a) The tobacco salesman.
(b) A woman on the street.
(c) The police.
(d) The laundress.

2. What is Dupin's first initial?
(a) C.
(b) A.
(c) M.
(d) G.

3. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?
(a) Hands.
(b) Feet.
(c) Her body was cut entirely in half.
(d) Head.

4. Which of the following is mentioned in the epigraph?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athena.

5. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?
(a) Confused.
(b) Deductive.
(c) Unreasonable.
(d) Reliable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the ribbon once used for?

3. What was the older murder victim's job?

4. What game does the word draughts refer to?

5. On what topic do all testimonials disagree at the trial?

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