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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was one of the murder victims cut with?
(a) A pencil.
(b) Glass from the window.
(c) A razor.
(d) A knife.

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

4. On what topic do all testimonials disagree at the trial?
(a) The scene of the crime.
(b) The identity of one of the victims.
(c) The second voice heard in the room.
(d) The murder weapon.

5. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?
(a) A man in prison.
(b) A woman.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A child.

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

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

8. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. What is the first evidence found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Fingernails.
(b) Glass from the broken window.
(c) Hair.
(d) A weapon.

10. What was the tone of the voices that the neighbors heard?
(a) Angry.
(b) Silly.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Anxious.

11. 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) He wanted to kill the animal.
(c) He died.
(d) They got into a fight.

12. 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.

13. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?
(a) Analysis.
(b) Calculation.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Memorization.

14. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) Dupin's family.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The government.
(d) Dupin.

15. Who does Dupin claim to know?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The head of police.
(c) The head politician in his area.
(d) A group of sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?

2. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?

3. What is Dupin's first initial?

4. Who was the first to testify at the trial?

5. How did the policeman describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

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