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

2. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?
(a) The sailor.
(b) The policeman.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The Narrator.

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

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

5. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?
(a) Bring the sailor to him.
(b) Release the person arrested for the crime.
(c) Encourage further police investigation.
(d) Bring the animal to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?

2. How is Dupin different from his family?

3. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?

4. Who was the first to testify at the trial?

5. How did the person of interest obtain the animal?

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