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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 the setting of the events that unfold in the story?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

2. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Dupin's family.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The government.

3. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) In the bath tub.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Under a bed.
(d) Outside.

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

5. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) French.
(b) :Swedish.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

6. Which of the following words describes The Narrator?
(a) Deductive.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Confused.
(d) Unreasonable.

7. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) Anybody or anything can be a killer.
(b) All mysteries are solvable.
(c) Analysis is very important.
(d) There are many temptations in life.

8. How many people have been killed in the story?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

10. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) Jewelry stolen from the open box.
(b) A ladder knocked over.
(c) Drawers pulled out.
(d) A dresser moved in front of a door.

11. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?
(a) The policeman.
(b) A sailor.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The Narrator.

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

13. What appears to be impossible for the murderer to have done in the room at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Hide the weapon.
(b) Steal anything.
(c) Hide the bodies.
(d) Exit.

14. What does Dupin believe he may have to do to the man who is coming to visit them?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Detain him.
(d) Turn him in to the police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

2. What kind of motive for murder does Dupin believe the man who was arrested has, despite the fact that he is the main suspect?

3. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?

4. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?

5. Where does Dupin place an ad?

(see the answer keys)

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