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

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

2. What makes the windows appear unopenable?
(a) Glue.
(b) A mirror.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) A spring mechanism.

3. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A restaurant owner.
(c) Dupin.
(d) A bookseller.

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

5. Which of the following statements is true about the older victim?
(a) She was dressed as a man.
(b) She was eating dinner when she died.
(c) She was killed by a family member.
(d) She was beaten with a heavy object.

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

7. Which of the following did the animal do?
(a) Stole jewelry.
(b) Threw a mirror.
(c) Smashed a window.
(d) Strangled a woman.

8. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?
(a) Sacre.
(b) Love.
(c) Deja.
(d) Disturb.

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

10. Who was arrested for the murders?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The salesman.
(c) The laundress.
(d) Dupin.

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

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

13. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?
(a) A man with a lot of muscles.
(b) A man with a lot of rage.
(c) A man with no regard for life.
(d) Not a human.

14. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?
(a) It will save them money.
(b) They hope it will encourage them to find wives.
(c) They hope to exchange knowledge.
(d) They enjoy each other's company.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre does the story best fit into?

2. What does Dupin tell The Narrator about the case?

3. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?

4. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?

5. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?

(see the answer keys)

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