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1. At the beginning of the story, Poe makes a lengthy comparison between the art of playing chess and playing cards. Which is closest to his observations?
2. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered to be one of the first of which genre of story?
3. Two women, Madam L'Espanaye and her daughter, Camille, were murdered on the fourth floor of a house in the Rue Morgue. What evidence suggested that the murderer(s) possessed great strength?
4. Why was robbery not considered a likely motive for the murders?
5. How did the killer(s) evidently gain access to the house?
6. There were many witnesses who heard the screams of the women. They also heard two other voices. Everyone agreed that one was the voice of a Frenchman. What did they say the other voice sounded like?
7. What was actually unusual about the second voice, that was not of a Frenchman?
8. The murder of the L'Espanayes was never solved.
9. What was the name of Poe's fictional detective, featured in this and two other stories?
10. What other Poe story mentions "Ourang-Outangs"? This is Poe's spelling and differs from the modern version.
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