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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?
(a) A sailor.
(b) Nobody.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Dupin.

2. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?
(a) A man with a lot of muscles.
(b) A man with no regard for life.
(c) A man with a lot of rage.
(d) Not a human.

3. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) A gothic mansion.
(b) The tobacco store.
(c) At the park.
(d) The Rue Morgue.

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

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

6. Describe the room in which the neighbors found on the 4th floor.
(a) Disarray.
(b) Cluttered.
(c) Immaculate.
(d) Bloody.

7. How do neighbors enter the Rue Morgue?
(a) They enter through the garage.
(b) They use a crowbar.
(c) They break a window.
(d) The door is already open.

8. 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.

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

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

11. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?
(a) Drawings.
(b) Jewelry that once belonged to the victims.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Essays.

12. Who goes with Dupin to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The laundress.
(c) The salesman.
(d) The Narrator.

13. What was the older murder victim's job?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Seamstress.

14. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?
(a) He was the only one with access to the home.
(b) He had a history of violence.
(c) He was a known thief.
(d) He was the first suspect.

15. What evidence exists against Adolphe?
(a) None.
(b) His voice was heard at the crime scene.
(c) His business card was found outside the house.
(d) His fingerprints were found at the crime scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the animal act after killing the women?

2. What makes the windows appear unopenable?

3. When Dupin believes he know who the killer is, what does he give The Narrator?

4. What is Dupin's only luxury?

5. What did each witness identify?

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