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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What second item would provide a way for the murderer to enter and escape from the windows?
(a) A clothing line.
(b) A balcony.
(c) Shutters.
(d) Tree branches.

4. What is Adolphe's job?
(a) Shopowner.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Banker.

5. How did the policeman describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Italian.
(b) Shrill.
(c) Gruff.
(d) Quiet.

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Dupin believe the ribbon belonged to?
(a) A woman.
(b) A child.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A sailor.

11. What was the older murder victim's job?
(a) Writer.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Seamstress.

12. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Shopkeeper.
(d) Banker.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is directly outside the window at the Rue Morgue?

2. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

3. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?

4. What does the salesman in the story sell?

5. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?

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