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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. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?
(a) Anger.
(b) Robbert.
(c) A random act.
(d) Jealousy.

2. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?
(a) Orion.
(b) A book he read a month ago.
(c) Sherlock Holmes.
(d) The cloudy sky.

3. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) Dupin and himself.
(b) The murder victims.
(c) The sailor and his pet.
(d) Dupin and the sailor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?

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

3. What is Dupin's relationship to the first interviewed person?

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

5. What is the name of the actor that Dupin remarks on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Dupin's thoughts about the voices the neighbors overheard?

2. Describe how the killer killed the two women.

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

4. Why did a struggle erupt between the sailor and the orangutan?

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

6. Why is robbery not a motive for the murders?

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

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

9. Compare Dupin to the police.

10. Describe the relationship between Dupin and The Narrator.

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