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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) A dresser moved in front of a door.
(b) Drawers pulled out.
(c) Jewelry stolen from the open box.
(d) A ladder knocked over.

4. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?
(a) He shoots the man.
(b) He handcuffs the man.
(c) He asks for the man's wallet.
(d) He locks the door.

5. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?
(a) Their role was appropriate.
(b) They had great analytical skills.
(c) They were too tall for the part.
(d) They had a strong accent.

6. What is the setting of the events that unfold in the story?
(a) Paris.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

7. What does the salesman in the story sell?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Books.
(c) Fruits.
(d) Furniture.

8. What woke up the neighbors of the Rue Morgue?
(a) Screams.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Breaking windows.
(d) A fight.

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

10. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?
(a) He ran off.
(b) He was subdued.
(c) He became more peaceful.
(d) He threatened violence.

11. How was the body placed in the chimney?
(a) Feet first.
(b) Head first.
(c) Sideways.
(d) It was impossible to tell.

12. What is Dupin's one impossible scenario?
(a) The women killed each other.
(b) A woman killed the victims.
(c) The murderer was an animal.
(d) The women were killed by a friend.

13. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?
(a) A gun on the floor.
(b) Toppled furniture.
(c) Broken mirrors.
(d) Broken picture frames on the floor.

14. Where did Dupin find hair when he conducted his own investigation?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Near Madame L'Espanaye.
(c) Near the jewelry box.
(d) Near the chimney.

15. Which of the following did the animal do?
(a) Stole jewelry.
(b) Threw a mirror.
(c) Smashed a window.
(d) Strangled a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to be impossible for the murderer to have done in the room at the Rue Morgue?

2. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?

3. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?

4. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

5. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.

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