Crime Scene
What room were the murders discovered in?
the Bedroom.
Who is the main detective?
Auguste Dupin.
What city is the story set in?
Paris
What clue did the voice witness mention?
A strange, unrecognizable voice.
Who committed the murders?
An orangutan.
What was unusual about the mother’s body?
It was stuffed up the chimney.
What role does the narrator play?
Dupin’s friend and helper.
What is the significance of the Rue Morgue
It’s the scene of the crime.
What misleading clue made the police suspect humans?
The razor and untouched money.
Where was the orangutan captured?
The docks/shipyard.
What was unusual about the daughter’s injuries?
Her throat was slashed so deeply her head was nearly severed.
What skill does Dupin use to solve the mystery that other overlook?
Deductive reasoning and keen observation.
What is significant about the location of the Rue Morgue in Paris?
It was a fictional street meant to reflect a typical, quiet Parisian neighborhood.
What did the witnesses disagree on regarding the strange voice?
They couldn’t identify the language it was speaking-each thought it was a different foreign tongue.
What was the orangutan trying to do when it entered the house?
It was imitating its master shaving and accidentally attacked the women.
what was found outside the house the hinted at an escape?
A lightning rod and a window that had been tampered with.
How does Dupin first hear about the murders?
He reads about them in the newspaper with the narrator.
What method did Dupin use to track the orangutan’s origin?
He placed an ad in the newspaper describing the animal and waited for someone to claim it.
What physical clue helped Dupin determine the murderer wasn’t human?
A tuft of non-human hair ( orangutan hair ) found at the crime scene.
What motivated the orangutan’s behavior during the murders?
Fear and confusion after escaping captivity and trying to mimic its owner.
What made it nearly impossible for someone to enter or exit through the windows?
The windows were nailed shut and appeared locked from the inside.
What was the profession of the sailor connected to the orangutan?
He was a Maltese sailor who worked on a ship docked in Paris.
Why were the Paris police unable to solve the crime?
They relied too heavily on surface clues and conventional reasoning, missing the unusual nature of the crime.
What was the red herring involving the razor?
It led the police to believe it was a calculated human murder, distracting them from the wild nature of the actual attack.
How does this story challenge the typical detective narragive?
The murderer is not human, and solving the mystery requires thinking beyond human motives and actions.