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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is directly outside the window at the Rue Morgue?
(a) A lightning rod.
(b) A pool of water down below.
(c) A tree.
(d) A clothing line.

2. What type of home do Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) Shack.
(b) Trailer.
(c) A single family home.
(d) Mansion.

3. Who does Dupin relay the story of the murder to?
(a) A woman on the street.
(b) The police.
(c) The laundress.
(d) The tobacco salesman.

4. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Only her daughter.
(c) The banker.
(d) Three neighbors.

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

6. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

9. What does Dupin tell The Narrator about the case?
(a) He knows who the real killer is.
(b) It is not unsolvable.
(c) He compares it to a piece of literature.
(d) Somebody needs to analyze the crime scene.

10. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The salesperson.

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

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

13. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pen.
(c) A razor.
(d) A fork.

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

15. How did the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) He captured it.
(b) It followed him home.
(c) He rescued it.
(d) He bought it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?

2. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?

3. Describe the body found in the chimney.

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

5. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?

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