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The Murders in the Rue Morgue Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.
(a) Small and grassy.
(b) Small and paved.
(c) Large with lots of grassy hills.
(d) Large with a swimming pool.

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

5. Who goes with Dupin to the Rue Morgue?
(a) The salesman.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The laundress.
(d) Adolphe.

6. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?
(a) Bring the animal to him.
(b) Encourage further police investigation.
(c) Bring the sailor to him.
(d) Release the person arrested for the crime.

7. What woke up the neighbors of the Rue Morgue?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Breaking windows.
(c) Screams.
(d) A fight.

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

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

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

11. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?
(a) To kill it and eat it.
(b) To use it as a tool.
(c) To sell it.
(d) To kill it for sport.

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

13. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pen.
(c) A razor.
(d) A fork.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?

2. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?

3. Who was the first to testify at the trial?

4. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?

5. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?

(see the answer keys)

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