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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

2. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?
(a) In the same room.
(b) In different rooms.
(c) Both were outside.
(d) One was outside and one was inside.

3. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What specific type of person does the narrator claim is often incapable of analysis?
(a) Women.
(b) Social men.
(c) Ingenious men.
(d) Children.

5. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

6. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.
(a) They are good friends.
(b) One is a teacher and one is a student.
(c) They are co-workers.
(d) They are cousins.

7. What is the name of the actor that Dupin remarks on?
(a) Chantilly.
(b) Trimmel.
(c) Sporkson.
(d) Maleno.

8. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) The tobacco store.
(b) At the park.
(c) A gothic mansion.
(d) The Rue Morgue.

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

10. What is Dupin's relationship to the first interviewed person?
(a) There is no relationship.
(b) He used to date them.
(c) They are related.
(d) They went to school together.

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

12. What phrase did the third witness claim to have heard outside the crime scene?
(a) Como estas.
(b) Mon Dieu.
(c) Oh my God.
(d) Deja vu.

13. How is Madame L'Espanaye related to Camille?
(a) She is her sister.
(b) She is her aunt.
(c) She is her mother-in-law.
(d) She is her mother.

14. When the news report is read by Dupin, what does he realize?
(a) The trial was not a fair one.
(b) There are no real clues.
(c) The people interviewed were liars.
(d) The policeman lied about what he heard.

15. How is Dupin different from his family?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is sympathetic.
(c) He is vindictive.
(d) He is mpoverished.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word describes Dupin's family?

3. What second item would provide a way for the murderer to enter and escape from the windows?

4. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.

5. What does the salesman in the story sell?

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