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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 kind of motive for murder does Dupin believe the man who was arrested has, despite the fact that he is the main suspect?
(a) Strange.
(b) Flimsy.
(c) Strong.
(d) Cooperative.

2. What are the contents of the second newspaper with information about the murders?
(a) Interviews.
(b) Pictures of suspects.
(c) Pictures of the crime scene.
(d) A brief statement of the arrest of a suspect.

3. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?
(a) 3500 francs.
(b) 4000 francs.
(c) 4500 francs.
(d) 3000 francs.

4. Who does Dupin claim to know?
(a) The head of police.
(b) The head politician in his area.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A group of sailors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?

2. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?

3. What woke up the neighbors of the Rue Morgue?

4. What phrase did the third witness claim to have heard outside the crime scene?

5. How do neighbors enter the Rue Morgue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

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

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

6. What qualities does Dupin believe the killer has?

7. What elements make "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a detective story?

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

9. Describe how The Narrator is Dupin's sidekick.

10. Describe the setting for the murders.

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