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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 does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Memorization.
(d) Faith.

2. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?
(a) Proud.
(b) Disdain.
(c) Envious.
(d) Appreciation.

3. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?
(a) A neighbor of the victims.
(b) The restaurant owner.
(c) The policeman.
(d) The salesman.

4. Where did the man find the animal again?
(a) A gothic mansion.
(b) The Rue Morgue.
(c) At the park.
(d) The tobacco store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?

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

3. Who is described as using calculation, not analysis?

4. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?

5. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why might the story not be considered a work of horror?

4. What are three activities or jobs Dupin might enjoy doing using his analytical abilities? Why?

5. Describe the setting for the murders.

6. Why did Dupin place an ad in the paper?

7. Should the sailor be held responsible for the murders? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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