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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre does the story best fit into?
(a) Gothic horror story.
(b) Comedy-mystery.
(c) Ghost story.
(d) Detective story.

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

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

4. What makes the windows appear unopenable?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A spring mechanism.
(d) Glue.

5. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?
(a) Draughts.
(b) Poker.
(c) Crazy Eights.
(d) Chess.

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

7. Describe the relationship between the murder victims and the first person interviewed about them.
(a) They disapproved of each other.
(b) Constantly fighting.
(c) There was no relationship.
(d) Good terms.

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

9. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?
(a) Pictures of suspects.
(b) Pictures of the crime scene.
(c) A brief statement of the arrest of a suspect.
(d) Interviews.

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

11. Which of the following languages is not claimed to be belonging to the second voice?
(a) German.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Russian.
(d) English.

12. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Lock up after they left.
(b) Get inside.
(c) Attack the women inside.
(d) Kill the murderer.

13. How did the animal act when the man walked in on him at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Peaceful.

14. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?
(a) Writing.
(b) Pretending to shave.
(c) Washing the dishes.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin tell The Narrator about the case?

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

3. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?

4. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?

5. What is the style of Dupin and the narrator's home?

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