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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. As a result of the man walking in on the animal at the Rue Morgue, what did the animal do?
(a) It strangled a woman.
(b) It ran away.
(c) It threw a piece of furniture.
(d) It cut a woman's neck.

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

3. What is an epigraph?
(a) A solution to a problem.
(b) A piece of figurative language.
(c) A quotation from another work.
(d) A piece of dialogue.

4. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?
(a) Silly.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious.

5. What does the epigraph introduce?
(a) The motivations of each character.
(b) A recurring theme.
(c) The killer's temperment.
(d) The gothic mansion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?

2. What genre does the story best fit into?

3. Which of the following is mentioned in the epigraph?

4. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?

5. Who is first interviewed about the murders?

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