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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people have been killed in the story?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) He couldn't take the animal home with him.
(b) They got into a fight.
(c) He died.
(d) He wanted to kill the animal.

5. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?
(a) Make sure Adolphe stays behind bards.
(b) Turn in the policeman for his awful work on the case.
(c) Form his own theories about the murders.
(d) Watch the case unfold in an interesting manor.

6. How is Dupin different from his family?
(a) He is mpoverished.
(b) He is sympathetic.
(c) He is vindictive.
(d) He is wealthy.

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

8. Who does the narrator describe as having an analytical mind?
(a) The sailor.
(b) Dupin.
(c) One of the murder victims.
(d) Himself.

9. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?
(a) A tenant in the building.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A shop owner.

10. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?
(a) To kill it for sport.
(b) To sell it.
(c) To kill it and eat it.
(d) To use it as a tool.

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

12. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?
(a) Bruises.
(b) Hair.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Cuts.

13. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

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

15. What is the first event that leads to Dupin analyzing a thought that the narrator has?
(a) A policeman stopped to talk to them.
(b) Somebody bumps into the narrator.
(c) An actor walked by.
(d) Somebody walked by drinking alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?

2. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?

3. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?

4. Where does Dupin place an ad?

5. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?

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