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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. Why do Dupin and the narrator move in together?
(a) They hope to exchange knowledge.
(b) They enjoy each other's company.
(c) They hope it will encourage them to find wives.
(d) It will save them money.

2. What is the color of the first piece of evidence found at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

3. Who does Dupin explain his hypothesis to first?
(a) Adolphe.
(b) The sailor.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The salesperson.

4. Describe the relationship between the murder victims and the first person interviewed about them.
(a) Good terms.
(b) They disapproved of each other.
(c) There was no relationship.
(d) Constantly fighting.

5. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Orion.
(c) A book he read a month ago.
(d) The cloudy sky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

3. What specific type of person does the narrator claim is often incapable of analysis?

4. What is Dupin's first initial?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dupin give The Narrator a pistol?

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

5. In what ways is The Narrator observant like Dupin?

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

7. Why is Adolphe arrested for the murders?

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

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

10. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

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