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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) Drawers pulled out.
(c) A ladder knocked over.
(d) A dresser moved in front of a door.

2. What does Dupin tell The Narrator about the case?
(a) He knows who the real killer is.
(b) He compares it to a piece of literature.
(c) Somebody needs to analyze the crime scene.
(d) It is not unsolvable.

3. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?
(a) The passerby's.
(b) The sailor's.
(c) The actor's.
(d) The narrator's.

4. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?
(a) Faith.
(b) Memorization.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Analysis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Adolphe see when he accompanied the murder victim home?

4. Who does the narrator describe as having an analytical mind?

5. Describe the body found in the chimney.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is robbery not a motive for the murders?

2. Why does Dupin give The Narrator a pistol?

3. Who could be considered the antagonist in the story? Why?

4. What is determined by the testimonies at the murder trial?

5. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

6. Describe the tobacco salesman's relationship with the two murdered women.

7. Describe Adolphe's encounter with Madame L'Espanaye.

8. What elements make "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a Gothic story?

9. What elements of the murder appear strange to the reader?

10. Why did Edgar Allan Poe include an epigraph before the story begins?

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