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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what floor were voices heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 1st.

4. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?
(a) Borneo.
(b) The United States.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Puero Rico.

5. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?
(a) Not belonging to a human.
(b) Gray.
(c) Pieces of a wig.
(d) Suggesting a poor diet for the person who it shed from.

6. What could the police hear from outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Animal sounds.
(b) The sound of a car starting.
(c) Screams.
(d) Crashing sounds.

7. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?
(a) A child.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A woman.
(d) A policeman.

8. Who does Dupin believe the killer is?
(a) A sailor.
(b) An orangutan.
(c) An unknown animal.
(d) A tiger.

9. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?
(a) Gold.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Books.
(d) Furniture.

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

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

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

13. What does the person of interest tell Dupin?
(a) What weapon was used.
(b) The motive for the killer.
(c) Why he killed the women.
(d) The story of the murder.

14. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?
(a) Doors.
(b) Chimneys.
(c) Windows.
(d) A trapdoor on the floor.

15. How was the person found in the chimney killed?
(a) Decapitated.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Strangulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

2. How many neighbors did the police find outside the Rue Morgue?

3. What game does the word draughts refer to?

4. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?

5. At the time of the murder, where were both of the women?

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