CHARACTERS
Who is the detective that solves the mystery through logic and analysis?
Who is C. Auguste Dupin?
In which city does the story take place?
What is Paris?
What intellectual skill does Dupin use most to solve the mystery?
What is analytical reasoning?
What event begins the central mystery of the story?
What is Marie’s disappearance?
What literary genre does this story belong to?
What is detective fiction?
Who is close friend of the Rogêt family ?
Who is Monsieur Beauvais ?
What river is connected to the discovery of Marie’s body?
What is the Seine River?
What major criticism does Poe make about newspapers in the story?
What is that newspapers manipulate or misinterpret information?
Where is Marie’s body eventually found?
What is near the riverbank of the Seine?
What narrative point of view is used in the story?
What is first-person narration?
Who narrates Dupin’s investigation and observations throughout the story?
Who is the unnamed narrator?
What type of place did Marie work at before her death?
What is a perfume shop?
What theme is shown through society’s obsession with Marie’s death?
What is sensationalism?
What does Dupin believe caused confusion in the investigation?
What is contradictory newspaper reporting?
What literary technique is used when the narrator describes Dupin’s intelligence admiringly?
What is characterization?
What relationship did Marie have with Madame Deluc?
What is that Marie stayed at Madame Deluc’s inn?
During what century is the story set?
What is the 19th century?
What theme is reflected through the unreliable conclusions of the police?
What is the limitation of authority or flawed investigation?
According to Dupin, was the crime likely committed by one person or a gang?
What is one person?
Poe creates suspense mainly through what element?
What is detailed analysis and mystery?
Who was Marie´suitor before her disappearance?
Who is Monsieur Jacques St. Eustache ?
The story is based on the real-life murder case of which woman?
Who is Mary Rogers?
What idea does Poe suggest is more reliable than emotion or rumors?
What is logic and rational thinking?
What unusual method does Dupin use to solve the case without visiting the crime scene?
What is analyzing newspaper reports and evidence logically?
What makes Dupin an important character in literary history?
What is that he is considered one of the first fictional detectives?