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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?
(a) Windows.
(b) A trapdoor on the floor.
(c) Chimneys.
(d) Doors.

2. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?
(a) A brief statement of the arrest of a suspect.
(b) Interviews.
(c) Pictures of the crime scene.
(d) Pictures of suspects.

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

4. What did the animal do to the older victim?
(a) Threw her into the kitchen.
(b) Put her in a bathtub.
(c) Smashed her head on a mirror.
(d) Threw her out the window.

5. How did the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) He rescued it.
(b) It followed him home.
(c) He bought it.
(d) He captured it.

6. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?
(a) Books.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Gold.

7. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?
(a) 4500 francs.
(b) 4000 francs.
(c) 3500 francs.
(d) 3000 francs.

8. How did the animal act after killing the women?
(a) Gleeful.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Thrilled.
(d) Scared.

9. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) A tenant in the building.

10. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?
(a) It was Spanish.
(b) It was a woman's voice.
(c) It was foreign.
(d) It was gruff.

11. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?
(a) Anger.
(b) Robbert.
(c) A random act.
(d) Jealousy.

12. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?
(a) To foreshadow future events.
(b) To introduce the characters.
(c) To give the solution to the mystery.
(d) To illustrate the scene.

13. Which of the following is mentioned in the epigraph?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Athena.

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

15. Who was arrested for the murders?
(a) The laundress.
(b) Dupin.
(c) The salesman.
(d) Adolphe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dupin's first initial?

2. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.

3. What could the police hear from outside the Rue Morgue?

4. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?

5. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?

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