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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 was Dupin able to obtain from the police?
(a) Jewelry that once belonged to the victims.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Essays.

2. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He breaks open the gate.
(b) He sneaks in through a window.
(c) He breaks down the door.
(d) He is given permission.

3. What is Dupin's middle name?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Gerald.
(c) Mikhail.
(d) Christopher.

4. Where was the second body found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Outside.
(b) Under a bed.
(c) In the bath tub.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?

2. What does Dupin say has the best chance of owning the animal he is looking for?

3. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?

4. What happened when the man walked in on the animal?

5. Where does Dupin place an ad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the location of Madame L'Espanaye's daughter's body.

4. Who could be considered the antagonist in the story? Why?

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

6. What does Dupin do at the crime scene?

7. How did the killer exit the room in which the murders took place?

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

9. Why is Adolphe arrested for the murders?

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

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