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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Puero Rico.
(d) The United States.

2. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?
(a) The sailor.
(b) The policeman.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) Dupin.

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

4. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A child.
(b) A man in prison.
(c) A woman.
(d) A sailor.

5. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?
(a) Proud.
(b) Appreciation.
(c) Envious.
(d) Disdain.

6. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?
(a) Handcuffs.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A knife.
(d) A phone.

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

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

9. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?
(a) The narrator's.
(b) The actor's.
(c) The passerby's.
(d) The sailor's.

10. Which word describes Dupin's family?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Vindictive.

11. What location does Dupin claim to want to visit?
(a) A politician's office.
(b) The police headquarters.
(c) The Rue Morgue.
(d) A ship that recently came to shore.

12. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?
(a) Washing the dishes.
(b) Pretending to shave.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

13. What is the style of Dupin and the narrator's home?
(a) Roman.
(b) Modern.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Gothic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?

2. How does Dupin respond to a direct though in another person's head?

3. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?

4. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?

5. How many neighbors did the police find outside the Rue Morgue?

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