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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. Which of the following is the first sign of struggle at the crime scene?

2. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?

3. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

4. How was the body placed in the chimney?

5. Describe the room in which the neighbors found on the 4th floor.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does analysis please The Narrator?

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

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

7. What elements make "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a Gothic story?

8. Describe the relationship between Dupin and The Narrator.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What evidence of realism is present in the story? What makes it unrealistic?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways are the murders at the Rue Morgue strange? What special circumstances surround the murder, and what role do they play in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between the story's narrator and Dupin. Why is their relationship important to the story and the crime that is solved?

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