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

2. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?
(a) They had been replaced.
(b) They were impossible to escape from.
(c) They had been broken.
(d) They were the method of escape for the murderer.

3. What fact is determined about the chimney?
(a) It is too small to be an entrance and exit.
(b) The chimeny had previously been blocked in.
(c) The victim was still alive when she was put in the chimney.
(d) The body in the chimney had been there longer than the other.

4. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?
(a) Who he should contact for more information about the murder.
(b) The details of the murder.
(c) Why he killed the victims.
(d) Who the real killer is.

5. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?
(a) 4th floor.
(b) 1st floor.
(c) 5th floor.
(d) Basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?

2. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?

3. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?

4. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?

5. What is evidence of no forced entry into the Rue Morgue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did others view the murder victims before they died?

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

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

5. How did the sailor obtain an orangutan?

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

7. What qualities does Dupin believe the killer has?

8. Describe the relationship between the laundress and the two murdered women.

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

10. Why did Dupin place an ad in the paper?

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