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Comprehension Test

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

1Are 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 womens 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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2Put 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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3Who said this? Who did they say it to? The doctor, Dupin, Dupins friend, the police, the sailor.

aHe cannot write tragedy, that is true. .. to ..

bI dont know any apple-sellers! .. to ..

cAll this was done by a very strong person. .. to ..

dThe animal ran, and I followed. .. to ..

eI found the answer to this mystery, and he didnt. .. to ..

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4Who, in the story . . . Le Bon, Dupin, Dupins friend, Madame LEspanaye, Mademoiselle LEspanaye, 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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5Fill 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 couldnt stop them.

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Multiple-choice Test

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

Setting

Choose the best answer.

1The 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

2Dupin was from _____ and famous family.

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

3_____ were the love of Dupins life.

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

4The writer and Dupin first met in a _____.

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

5They found a house together in _____ street.

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

6They lived only for the _____.

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

7Dupin said that people had _____ in their faces.

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

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

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

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

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

10The murders happened on the _____ floor.

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

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Characters

Choose the best answer.

11Auguste Dupin could read peoples _____.

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

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

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

13Madame LEspanaye had lived in the Rue Morgue for _____ years.

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

14Days before her death Madame LEspanaye took four thousand _____ out of the bank.

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

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

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

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

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

17Henri Duval was a _____.

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

18Mademoiselle LEspanayes first name was _____.

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

19The sailor had just come back from _____.

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

20The orang-outang had _____ hair.

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

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Dialogue

Who said this?

21The apple-seller! But I dont know any apple-sellers.

a [ ] Dupin b [ ] the writer c [ ] Madame LEspanaye d [ ] Henri Duval

22In 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

23I 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

24We 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

25But 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

26What has happened that has never happened before?

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

27A madman has done this a wild and horrible madman ...

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

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

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

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

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

30And last, it took the old ladys 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.

31not able to understand or explain something

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

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

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

33a small piece of material for tying things

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

34a very sad thing that happens

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

35able to move very quickly and easily

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

36very cruel and violent

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

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

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

38a piece of hard ground next to or between buildings

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

39somebody who lives in the next house

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

40to 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

44When 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

45The police arrested _____.

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

46Dup