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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did each witness identify?
(a) A Swedish voice.
(b) A French voice.
(c) A Spanish voice.
(d) An Italian voice.

2. Describe the relationship between Dupin and the narrator.
(a) They are co-workers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are good friends.
(d) One is a teacher and one is a student.

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

4. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?
(a) They were impossible to escape from.
(b) They had been broken.
(c) They had been replaced.
(d) They were the method of escape for the murderer.

5. Who is first interviewed about the murders?
(a) A tobacco salesman.
(b) A laundress.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Dupin.

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

7. How did the policeman describe the first voice he heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) Animal-like.
(b) Gruff.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Shrill.

8. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?
(a) His charisma.
(b) His ability to always solve a mystery.
(c) His ability to analyze situations.
(d) His problemw ith authority.

9. 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.

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

11. Where does Dupin place an ad?
(a) In the newspaper.
(b) On television.
(c) On a bulletin board at the store.
(d) On the radio.

12. Who does Dupin believe has lost an animal?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A teacher.
(d) The Narrator.

13. Describe the first piece of evidence found at the crime scene.
(a) Hard.
(b) Long.
(c) Broken.
(d) Clear.

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

15. What does Duping believe is true about the killer?
(a) He had unusual strength.
(b) He could not speak.
(c) He hated the women with a passion.
(d) He was very hairy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?

2. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?

3. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

4. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

5. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

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