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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 is Dupin's interest in the case?
(a) He hates the real killer.
(b) He feels it is his duty as a citizen.
(c) To find justice for the women.
(d) To clear the man who was arrested.

2. What does Duping believe is true about the killer?
(a) He could not speak.
(b) He was very hairy.
(c) He hated the women with a passion.
(d) He had unusual strength.

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

4. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?
(a) His ability to always solve a mystery.
(b) His ability to analyze situations.
(c) His problemw ith authority.
(d) His charisma.

5. What genre does the story best fit into?
(a) Gothic horror story.
(b) Ghost story.
(c) Comedy-mystery.
(d) Detective story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?

2. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?

3. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?

4. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?

5. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument that ensues over the second language that the neighbors heard.

2. What does the epigraph at the beginning of the story mean?

3. How do the neighbors react to the murders at the Rue Morgue?

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

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

6. Describe the reason why you think the title was chosen.

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

8. Do you think that Dupin considers another solution to the mystery? Why or why not?

9. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

10. What is The Narrator's motivation in the story?

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