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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?
(a) A policeman.
(b) The banker.
(c) Three neighbors.
(d) Only her daughter.

2. Who explained the younger victim's death at the trial?
(a) A news reporter.
(b) A salesman.
(c) Dupin.
(d) A doctor.

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

4. Who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) His brother.
(b) His boss.
(c) His friend.
(d) His cousin.

5. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?
(a) He was the only one with access to the home.
(b) He had a history of violence.
(c) He was a known thief.
(d) He was the first suspect.

6. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) Dupin and himself.
(b) The sailor and his pet.
(c) Dupin and the sailor.
(d) The murder victims.

7. How does The Narrator generally feel toward Dupin?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Envy.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Anger.

8. What makes the windows appear unopenable?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) Glue.
(c) A spring mechanism.
(d) A mirror.

9. To Dupin, what quality of the murder defies any motive?
(a) The lack of suspects.
(b) The fact that the victims were women.
(c) The fact that the murder is so mysterious.
(d) The gruesomeness.

10. What does the person of interest tell Dupin?
(a) The motive for the killer.
(b) What weapon was used.
(c) Why he killed the women.
(d) The story of the murder.

11. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?
(a) Cuts.
(b) Hair.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Bruises.

12. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?
(a) A man with a lot of rage.
(b) A man with a lot of muscles.
(c) A man with no regard for life.
(d) Not a human.

13. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?
(a) Confused.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Unreasonable.
(d) Deductive.

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

15. Which of the following languages is not claimed to be belonging to the second voice?
(a) German.
(b) Russian.
(c) Swedish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?

2. What was the ribbon once used for?

3. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?

4. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

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

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