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Murders in the Rue Morgue

Prof.Fernanda Marón

Colegio Santa Elena

Inglés 2º avanzado2014

Chapters 1-2 (Page 19)

Chapter 3. Page 23

Chapter 5. page 51

Chapter 6. Page 60

Chapter 7- Page 74

Comprehension Test

The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan Poe

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?a Auguste Dupin was a police detective.

b Auguste Dupin and his friend lived in the Rue Morgue.

c Auguste Dupin and his friend went for walks every afternoon.

d Chantilly wrote a very bad book.

e The body of the daughter was in the chimney.

f Some people heard an argument in the dead women’s house.

g All of the witnesses spoke French.

h The police arrested a bank clerk.

i The murderer came to France on a ship.

j The murderer went to prison.

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2 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1-10.a The neighbours and the police find the bodies.

b Dupin explains about the voices and the window.

c The sailor sells the orang-outang.

d __ The sailor finds the orang-outang again.

e People hear screams in the house.

f Dupin shows his friend a book about orang-outangs.

g Dupin reads about the murders in the newswpaper.

h The sailor tells his story.

i The sailor comes to see Dupin.

j Dupin and his friend go to the house.

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3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? The doctor, Dupin, Dupin’s friend, the

police, the sailor.a ‘He cannot write tragedy, that is true.’ ……………….. to ………………..

b ‘I don’t know any apple-sellers!’ ……………….. to ………………..

c ‘All this was done by a very strong person.’ ……………….. to ………………..

d ‘The animal ran, and I followed.’ ……………….. to ………………..

e ‘I found the answer to this mystery, and he didn’t.’ ……………….. to ………………..

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4 Who, in the story . . . Le Bon, Dupin, Dupin’s friend, Madame L’Espanaye,

Mademoiselle L’Espanaye, the sailor.a . . . met Dupin in a bookshop? ………………..

b . . . came from a famous family? ………………..

c . . . lived with her mother? ………………..

d . . . once helped Dupin? ………………..

e . . . had some hair in her hand? ………………..

f . . . put an advertisement in the newspaper? ………………..

g . . . carried a heavy stick? ………………..

h . . . followed an orang-outang through the streets of Paris? ………………..

i . . . told the police the true story? ………………..

j . . . was free at the end of the story? ………………..

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5 Fill in the gaps. Use these words: chimney, hands, lightning-rod, orang-outang,

razor, shutter, streets, sailor, threw, window.The …………………… escaped and ran through the ……………………of Paris. He got into the house by

climbing up the ……………………, and then swung on the ……………………through the open

…………………… . He killed the older woman with a ……………………, and the younger woman with his

…………………… . Then he pushed the younger woman up the …………………… and ……………………her

mother out of the window. The ……………………watched the murders but he couldn’t stop them.

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Multiple-choice Test

The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan Poe

Setting

Choose the best answer.1 The writer met Auguste Dupin while he was living in Paris in the _____ of 1839.

a [ ] autumn and winter b [ ] spring and summer

c [ ] winter and spring d [ ] summer and autumn

2 Dupin was from _____ and famous family.

a [ ] a rich b [ ] a young c [ ] an old d [ ] a happy

3 _____ were the love of Dupin’s life.

a [ ] Animals b [ ] Books c [ ] Children d [ ] Clothes

4 The writer and Dupin first met in a _____.

a [ ] school b [ ] church c [ ] house d [ ] bookshop

5 They found a house together in _____ street.

a [ ] a quiet b [ ] an old c [ ] a noisy d [ ] a nice

6 They lived only for the _____.

a [ ] food b [ ] day c [ ] night d [ ] streets

7 Dupin said that people had _____ in their faces.

a [ ] doors b [ ] windows c [ ] walls d [ ] streets

8 The story about the murders was in the _____, an evening newspaper.

a [ ] Gazette b [ ] Times c [ ] Express d [ ] Telegraph

9 People were woken from sleep by a number of terrible _____.

a [ ] shouts b [ ] drawings c [ ] screams d [ ] neighbours

10 The murders happened on the _____ floor.

a [ ] first b [ ] second c [ ] third d [ ] fourth

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Characters

Choose the best answer.11 Auguste Dupin could read people’s _____.

a [ ] clothes b [ ] thoughts c [ ] neighbours d [ ] windows

12 Pauline Dubourg did the _____ for Madame and her daughter.

a [ ] garden b [ ] windows c [ ] washing d [ ] shopping

13 Madame L’Espanaye had lived in the Rue Morgue for _____ years.

a [ ] four b [ ] three c [ ] five d [ ] six

14 Days before her death Madame L’Espanaye took four thousand _____ out of the bank.

a [ ] francs b [ ] pounds c [ ] dollars d [ ] euros

15 The _____ was the first one up the stairs to the first floor.

a [ ] musician b [ ] policeman c [ ] kitchen worker d [ ] neighbour

16 Adolphe Le Bon was the _____ who delivered the money to the house.

a [ ] clerk b [ ] policeman c [ ] shopkeeper d [ ] doctor

17 Henri Duval was a _____.

a [ ] shopkeeper b [ ] neighbour c [ ] policeman d [ ] cook

18 Mademoiselle L’Espanaye’s first name was _____.

a [ ] Camille b [ ] Carol c [ ] Clara d [ ] Clarissa

19 The sailor had just come back from _____.

a [ ] Africa b [ ] America c [ ] the East Indies d [ ] India

20 The orang-outang had _____ hair.

a [ ] red b [ ] brown c [ ] black d [ ] orange

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Dialogue

Who said this?21 ‘The apple-seller! But I don’t know any apple-sellers.’

a [ ] Dupin b [ ] the writer c [ ] Madame L’Espanaye d [ ] Henri Duval

22 ‘In six years I never saw anybody go into their house except the postman and the doctor.’

a [ ] Pierre Moreau b [ ] Pauline Dubourg c [ ] Jan Odenheimer d [ ] Isodore Muset

23 ‘I went into the house with the others and heard the voices on the stairs.’

a [ ] Auguste Dupin b [ ] the writer c [ ] Adolphe Le Bon d [ ] William Bird

24 ‘We must not say ‘impossible’ just because the police have done nothing.’

a [ ] Auguste Dupin b [ ] the police inspector c [ ] the writer d [ ] Adolphe Le Bon

25 ‘But perhaps the voice was speaking an African language, or an Asian one.’

a [ ] the police inspector b [ ] Auguste Dupin c [ ] the writer d [ ] Henri Duval

26 ‘What has happened that has never happened before?’

a [ ] the sailor b [ ] the writer c [ ] the police inspector d [ ] Auguste Dupin

27 ‘A madman has done this – a wild and horrible madman ...’

a [ ] the writer b [ ] the police inspector c [ ] Adolphe Le Bon d [ ] the sailor

28 ‘Sailors always use ribbons like these to tie back their long hair.’

a [ ] the sailor b [ ] the writer c [ ] Auguste Dupin d [ ] the police inspector

29 ‘God help me. I will tell you what I know.’

a [ ] the writer b [ ] Adolphe Le Bon c [ ] Auguste Dupin d [ ] the sailor

30 ‘And last, it took the old lady’s body, carried it to the window, and pushed it through.’

a [ ] Adolphe Le Bon b [ ] the sailor c [ ] the writer d [ ] the police inspector

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Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.31 not able to understand or explain something

a [ ] peculiar b [ ] puzzled c [ ] tragedy d [ ] horrible

32 when pieces of wood, etc. cross over each other

a [ ] fasten b [ ] shutter c [ ] latticed d [ ] nail

33 a small piece of material for tying things

a [ ] ribbon b [ ] spring c [ ] mattress d [ ] razor

34 a very sad thing that happens

a [ ] tragedy b [ ] faint c [ ] arrest d [ ] ancient

35 able to move very quickly and easily

a [ ] swing b [ ] fasten c [ ] motive d [ ] agile

36 very cruel and violent

a [ ] brutal b [ ] whip c [ ] horrible d [ ] bruise

37 a person who sees something happen and can tell other people about it later

a [ ] madman b [ ] foreigner c [ ] witness d [ ] clerk

38 a piece of hard ground next to or between buildings

a [ ] chimney b [ ] yard c [ ] quarter d [ ] shutter

39 somebody who lives in the next house

a [ ] neighbour b [ ] foreigner c [ ] orang-outang d [ ] clerk

40 to fall down suddenly, because you are ill or afraid

a [ ] faint b [ ] argue c [ ] fasten d [ ] arrest

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Plot

Choose the best answer.41 When the police arrived the room was locked, with the _____ on the inside.

a [ ] neighbours b [ ] key c [ ] clerk d [ ] shutter

42 In front of the fireplace on the floor was a _____.

a [ ] book b [ ] whip c [ ] newspaper d [ ] razor

43 A small strong-box was found under the _____.

a [ ] chair b [ ] fireplace c [ ] mattress d [ ] window

44 When the police looked _____ they found the body of the daughter.

a [ ] under the window b [ ] up the chimney

c [ ] in the garden d [ ] on the second floor

45 The police arrested _____.

a [ ] Adolphe Le Bon b [ ] Auguste Dupin c [ ] Pauline Dubourg d [ ] Pierre Moreau

46 Dupin tried to take out the _____ to open the windows.

a [ ] shutters b [ ] lightning-rod c [ ] nails d [ ] ribbon

47 It was possible to climb up the _____ to the fourth floor.

a [ ] shutters b [ ] chimney c [ ] lightning-rod d [ ] windows

48 The owner of the orang-outang was _____ on a Maltese ship.

a [ ] a sailor b [ ] an officer c [ ] a kitchen worker d [ ] a musician

49 The orang-outang was a wild and _____ animal.

a [ ] hungry b [ ] dangerous c [ ] quiet d [ ] happy

50 At the end of the story the man _____.

a [ ] killed the orang-outang b [ ] gave the orang-outang to the police

c [ ] sold the orang-outang d [ ] gave the orang-outang to Dupin

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