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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 Adolphe's last name?
(a) Mon Dieu.
(b) Drayton.
(c) Le Bon.
(d) Beverly.

2. What is the name of the author of the epigraph?
(a) Sir Samuel Smithe.
(b) Sir Arthur Hoyle.
(c) Sir Thomas Browne.
(d) Sir Bennet Austin.

3. Where does the narrator meet Dupin for the first time?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?
(a) Her body was cut entirely in half.
(b) Feet.
(c) Head.
(d) Hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?

2. Dupin's comments about the actor are a direct response to whose thoughts?

3. What does the narrator note about Dupin and the way he acted during the case?

4. How many pieces are a part of the first evidence found in the Rue Morgue?

5. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

2. Compare Dupin to the police.

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

4. Describe the relationship between Dupin and The Narrator.

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

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

7. What does the reader know about The Narrator?

8. Why does Dupin feel disdain for the police investigation of the murders?

9. What aspects of the case does Dupin feel are the most important?

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

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