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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. Where does Dupin place an ad?
(a) On the radio.
(b) In the newspaper.
(c) On television.
(d) On a bulletin board at the store.

2. What could the police hear from outside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Crashing sounds.
(b) The sound of a car starting.
(c) Screams.
(d) Animal sounds.

3. What language does the third witness claim to have heard from the second voice at the crime scene?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) :Swedish.
(d) Spanish.

4. What genre does the story best fit into?
(a) Detective story.
(b) Comedy-mystery.
(c) Ghost story.
(d) Gothic horror story.

5. What is Adolphe's job?
(a) Banker.
(b) Shopowner.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin spend time investigating?

2. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

3. How many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?

4. What was one of the murder victims cut with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dead body that was found outside.

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

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

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

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

6. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

7. How did others view the murder victims before they died?

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

9. Describe the dead body that is found in the chimney.

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

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