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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 are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?
(a) Doors.
(b) Chimneys.
(c) A trapdoor on the floor.
(d) Windows.

2. What comment about an actor does Dupin make?
(a) They were too tall for the part.
(b) They had a strong accent.
(c) They had great analytical skills.
(d) Their role was appropriate.

3. What is an epigraph?
(a) A quotation from another work.
(b) A solution to a problem.
(c) A piece of dialogue.
(d) A piece of figurative language.

4. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?
(a) Poker.
(b) Crazy Eights.
(c) Chess.
(d) Draughts.

5. What game does the word draughts refer to?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Poker.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?

2. Who does Dupin believe has lost an animal?

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

4. Who answers the ad that Dupin puts up?

5. Who does Dupin believe the ribbon belonged to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dupin do at the crime scene?

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

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

4. Describe how the killer killed the two women.

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

6. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

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

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

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

10. Describe the tobacco salesman's relationship with the two murdered women.

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