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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?
(a) Money.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Clothing.
2. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) At the park.
(b) The tobacco store.
(c) A gothic mansion.
(d) The Rue Morgue.
3. On what floor were voices heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 1st.
(b) 4th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.
4. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?
(a) He was subdued.
(b) He ran off.
(c) He became more peaceful.
(d) He threatened violence.
5. How many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
6. Where is the first evidence for the murder found?
(a) The window.
(b) The hearth.
(c) The door.
(d) The backyard.
7. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) The government.
(b) Dupin.
(c) Dupin's family.
(d) The narrator.
8. How did the animal act when the man walked in on him at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Subdued.
9. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A tenant in the building.
10. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
11. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?
(a) Pieces of a wig.
(b) Not belonging to a human.
(c) Suggesting a poor diet for the person who it shed from.
(d) Gray.
12. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?
(a) A pen.
(b) A fork.
(c) A knife.
(d) A razor.
13. How was the body placed in the chimney?
(a) Feet first.
(b) Head first.
(c) Sideways.
(d) It was impossible to tell.
14. Describe the first piece of evidence found at the crime scene.
(a) Hard.
(b) Broken.
(c) Long.
(d) Clear.
15. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?
(a) To introduce the characters.
(b) To foreshadow future events.
(c) To give the solution to the mystery.
(d) To illustrate the scene.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Adolphe's last name?
2. Who was arrested for the murders?
3. Who did the policeman believe the first voice belonged to?
4. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?
5. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?
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