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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. What does Dupin hope the ad will do directly?

2. How much money did Madame L'Espanaye pull out from the bank?

3. What does Dupin believe he may have to do to the man who is coming to visit them?

4. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?

5. Describe the yard outside the Rue Morgue.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the police arrest Adolphe?

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between the laundress and the two murdered women.

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

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

9. How did others view the murder victims before they died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare Dupin to any other character from the story. How are they alike and different? What do each of their actions show?

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