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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 tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?
(a) A fork.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pen.
(d) A razor.

2. What does Dupin tell the person of interest that he has?
(a) A phone.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pistol.
(d) Handcuffs.

3. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) There are many temptations in life.
(b) Analysis is very important.
(c) All mysteries are solvable.
(d) Anybody or anything can be a killer.

4. How does Dupin know the man who was arrested for the murders?
(a) The man wrote a letter to Dupin.
(b) The man helped Dupin with something.
(c) The man was a waiter at a restaurant Dupin frequented.
(d) The man sold Dupin a detective story.

5. What was the person of interest's goal for the animal?
(a) To use it as a tool.
(b) To kill it and eat it.
(c) To kill it for sport.
(d) To sell it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the animal doing when the man followed him and found him elsewhere?

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

3. Where did the man find the animal again?

4. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

5. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Adolphe arrested for the murders?

2. How did the killer exit the room in which the murders took place?

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

4. Describe how Dupin's analytical skills solved the crime.

5. Compare Dupin to the police.

6. In what ways is The Narrator observant like Dupin?

7. What is the appeal of the case to Dupin?

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

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

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

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