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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. How did the policeman describe the first voice he heard in the Rue Morgue?
(a) Gruff.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Shrill.
(d) Animal-like.

2. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.
(a) Small and grassy.
(b) Small and paved.
(c) Large with lots of grassy hills.
(d) Large with a swimming pool.

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

4. Who is able to back up the policeman's story?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A tenant in the building.

5. What evidence exists against Adolphe?
(a) None.
(b) His fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
(c) His business card was found outside the house.
(d) His voice was heard at the crime scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adolphe's job?

2. How long had the first person interviewed known the murder victims?

3. How does Dupin know the man who was arrested for the murders?

4. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?

5. Which word describes Dupin's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the sailor obtain an orangutan?

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

5. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

6. Describe the way the sailor interacts with Dupin.

7. Why does Dupin believe that the sailor is innocent in the crimes?

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

9. What does Dupin do at the crime scene?

10. What does the reader know about The Narrator?

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