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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. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?
(a) Draughts.
(b) Chess.
(c) Poker.
(d) Crazy Eights.

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

3. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He breaks down the door.
(b) He breaks open the gate.
(c) He is given permission.
(d) He sneaks in through a window.

4. What does the salesman in the story sell?
(a) Fruits.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Books.
(d) Furniture.

5. Who did the policeman believe the first voice belonged to?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) A Spanish woman.
(c) A child.
(d) An Italian man.

Short Answer Questions

1. At a single glance, what can be assumed about the windows?

2. Who does Dupin relay the story of the murder to?

3. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?

4. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?

5. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dead body that is found in the chimney.

2. How might this short story have been considered controversial when it was written?

3. Why does Dupin believe that the sailor is innocent in the crimes?

4. Describe the location where Madame L'Espanaye's body was found.

5. What did the sailor plan to do with the orangutan?

6. What are Dupin's thoughts about the voices the neighbors overheard?

7. Describe the way the orangutan behaved after killing the women, according to the sailor.

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

9. What are three activities or jobs Dupin might enjoy doing using his analytical abilities? Why?

10. Describe the location of Madame L'Espanaye's daughter's body.

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