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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the body placed in the chimney?
(a) It was impossible to tell.
(b) Feet first.
(c) Sideways.
(d) Head first.

2. How many neighbors did the police find outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) 5 to 10.
(b) 30 to 40.
(c) 20 to 30.
(d) 10 to 20.

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

4. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He is given permission.
(b) He sneaks in through a window.
(c) He breaks open the gate.
(d) He breaks down the door.

5. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Nobody.
(c) A sailor.
(d) Dupin.

6. Describe the room in which the neighbors found on the 4th floor.
(a) Cluttered.
(b) Immaculate.
(c) Bloody.
(d) Disarray.

7. Who does the narrator describe as having an analytical mind?
(a) One of the murder victims.
(b) Himself.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The sailor.

8. At a single glance, what can be assumed about the windows?
(a) They are nailed shut inside.
(b) They are broken from the inside.
(c) They are nailed shut outside.
(d) They are borken from the outside.

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

10. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?
(a) They were recluses.
(b) There wasn't enough space for more people.
(c) They tired of tenants.
(d) Nobody wanted to live with them.

11. How does Dupin respond to a direct though in another person's head?
(a) He can read minds.
(b) He analyzed the situation.
(c) He is good at reading body language.
(d) He saw the occurrence in a dream.

12. What is Adolphe's last name?
(a) Mon Dieu.
(b) Drayton.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Le Bon.

13. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Broken picture frames on the floor.
(b) A gun on the floor.
(c) Toppled furniture.
(d) Broken mirrors.

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

15. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

2. Describe the body found in the chimney.

3. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?

4. How did the older murder victim die?

5. Who does Dupin believe the ribbon belonged to?

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