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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 could the police hear from outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) The sound of a car starting.
(b) Screams.
(c) Animal sounds.
(d) Crashing sounds.

2. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A man in prison.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

3. How many people have been killed in the story?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?
(a) His problemw ith authority.
(b) His charisma.
(c) His ability to always solve a mystery.
(d) His ability to analyze situations.

5. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Kill the murderer.
(b) Lock up after they left.
(c) Get inside.
(d) Attack the women inside.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

3. Which word describes Dupin's family?

4. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?

5. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

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