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

2. Where was the older murder victim cut?
(a) Legs.
(b) Throat.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Various locations.

3. Who was arrested for the murders?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) Dupin.
(c) The salesman.
(d) The laundress.

4. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?
(a) It was wounded.
(b) It had babies.
(c) It was being chased.
(d) It was starving.

5. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?
(a) Calculation.
(b) Memorization.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Charisma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is evidence of no forced entry into the Rue Morgue?

2. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

3. Why does Dupin believe the police arrested the man they did?

4. What is the second sign of struggle at the crime scene?

5. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dupin give The Narrator a pistol?

3. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

4. Who is the protagonist of the story? Why?

5. Describe Adolphe's encounter with Madame L'Espanaye.

6. Describe the argument that ensues over the second language that the neighbors heard.

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

8. Describe how Dupin's analytical skills solved the crime.

9. What is one example of Dupin's analytical skills put to use?

10. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

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