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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is shocked by Dupin's comments about the actor?
(a) A passerby.
(b) The sailor.
(c) The actor.
(d) The narrator.

3. What is the first evidence found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Hair.
(b) Fingernails.
(c) Glass from the broken window.
(d) A weapon.

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

5. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Money.
(d) Nothing.

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

7. In his ad, what does Dupin claim to possess?
(a) An empty house.
(b) An oranguatan.
(c) A box of books.
(d) An apartment to rent out.

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

9. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?
(a) The animal stabbed him.
(b) A struggle ensued.
(c) The animal ran off immediately.
(d) The animal did not notice.

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

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

12. Who was the first to testify at the trial?
(a) News reporter.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Fortune teller.

13. How did the older murder victim die?
(a) She was beat to death.
(b) She bled to death.
(c) She had been shot.
(d) She died of shock.

14. What does the epigraph introduce?
(a) The motivations of each character.
(b) The gothic mansion.
(c) A recurring theme.
(d) The killer's temperment.

15. Who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His boss.
(d) His friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?

2. As a result of the man walking in on the animal at the Rue Morgue, what did the animal do?

3. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?

4. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

5. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?

(see the answer keys)

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