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

2. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?
(a) It was starving.
(b) It had babies.
(c) It was wounded.
(d) It was being chased.

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

4. Who does Dupin believe the ribbon belonged to?
(a) A child.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A woman.
(d) A sailor.

5. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A child.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dupin believes he know who the killer is, what does he give The Narrator?

2. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?

3. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.

4. What is the color of the first piece of evidence found at the Rue Morgue?

5. What does the epigraph introduce?

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