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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 older murder victim die?
(a) She died of shock.
(b) She had been shot.
(c) She bled to death.
(d) She was beat to death.

2. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The sailor.
(c) The salesperson.
(d) The Narrator.

4. Where was the older murder victim cut?
(a) Various locations.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Throat.
(d) Legs.

5. Which of the following did the animal do?
(a) Strangled a woman.
(b) Threw a mirror.
(c) Stole jewelry.
(d) Smashed a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following languages is not claimed to be belonging to the second voice?

2. What is directly outside the window at the Rue Morgue?

3. What type of home do Dupin and the narrator live in?

4. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

5. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

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