View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is first interviewed about the murders?
(a) Dupin.
(b) A laundress.
(c) A tobacco salesman.
(d) The narrator.

2. How many days before her death did Adolphe walk home the murder victim?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

3. How do neighbors enter the Rue Morgue?
(a) They enter through the garage.
(b) The door is already open.
(c) They break a window.
(d) They use a crowbar.

4. How long had the first person interviewed known the murder victims?
(a) 1 year.
(b) No time at all.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

2. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?

3. How many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?

4. What type of home do Dupin and the narrator live in?

5. What language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dupin do at the crime scene?

2. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

3. Why does Dupin give The Narrator a pistol?

4. What does Dupin feel the motive for the murders is?

5. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

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

7. How does The Narrator describe the story that he tells?

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

9. Describe the dead body that was found outside.

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 683 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample