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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

2. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?

3. What are the only possible manners of escape from the Rue Morgue for the murderer?

4. Who was arrested for the murders?

5. What is Dupin's only luxury?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the story? Why?

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

3. Why does Dupin believe that the owner of the orangutan is a sailor?

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

5. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

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

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

8. Why does Dupin want to visit the crime scene?

9. How do the neighbors react to the murders at the Rue Morgue?

10. What does Dupin do at the crime scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrator of the story. Is he reliable or unreliable? What is his view of the protagonist and the antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

How does Dupin solve the murders? What conclusions does he come to?

Essay Topic 3

How does Poe build suspense in the story? Find three specific examples and analyze them.

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