Edgar Allan Poe - "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

Edgar Allan Poe - "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

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8 Qs

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Edgar Allan Poe - "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

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English

8th - 10th Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The author is mostly interested in telling how
a sailor loses his pet orangutan
Dupin solves a murder case
Madame L'Espanaye gets her money
the narrator refuses to believe Dupin's ideas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where is the body of Madame L'Espanaye found?
In the chimney
on the bed
on the floor beneath the table
in the yard behind the building 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Most of the witnesses agree that one of the voices was that of a

German

Russian

Frenchman

Spaniard

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Dupin realizes that the second window has a

a nail

a sash

a heavy rope

a broken part that looks fine

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Dupin guesses that the second voice wasn't human because

none of the witnesses agreed on what language it spoke

two witnesses said that it sounded like a monkey's

people from different nationalities could not come to an agreement

one witness said it sounded supernatural

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The sailor is arrested for the murders probably because

he was the last one nown to have visited the two women

all the witnesses recognized his voice

he knew the women personally

He came back to the crime scene to pick his orangutan up

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the sailor tells the story of the murder, he feels 
frightened
sorrowful
angry
happy

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What power of Dupin's is most obvious in this story?
his wealth
his courage
his ability to reason
his great physical strength