Cards on the Table Summary
Agatha Christie

Everything you need to understand or teach Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie.

Cards on the Table Summary & Study Guide

30 Cards on the Table Lessons
20 Activities
180 Multiple Choice Questions
60 Short Essay Questions
20 Essay Questions
Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
...and more

Cards on the Table Summary

Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table is considered to be one of her very best locked room mysteries. Her character, the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot is invited by Mr. Shaitana to an unusual dinner party. Mr. Shaitana, who chooses to adopt a Mephistophelian appearance, is considered by many who know him to truly be a devil. His favorite occupation is to discover secrets, and then to hold such secrets over those...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The Cards on the Table Study Pack contains:

Cards on the Table Study Guide

Plot Summary

Chapter Summaries

Free Quiz

Characters

Objects/Places

Themes

Style

Quotes

Topics for Discussion

Agatha Christie Biographies (6)

Agatha Christie

1,047 words, approx. 4 pages

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was the best selling mystery author of all time and the only writer to have created two major detectives, Poirot and Marple. She also wrote the longest-running play in the ... Read more

Agatha Christie

2,224 words, approx. 8 pages

"Oh, I'm an incredible sausage machine," the late mystery writer Agatha Christie once jokingly claimed, speaking of her prolific output of novels, stories, and plays. Christie's many works sold well o... Read more

Agatha Christie

7,868 words, approx. 27 pages

Biography EssayAgatha Christie is a towering figure in the history of crime literature for two reasons. First, she consolidated the form of the pure mystery novel, achieving in five or six of her book... Read more

Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie

3,068 words, approx. 11 pages

Internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost mystery writers of our time, Agatha Christie was also a popular playwright of distinction and the author of such theatrical successes as Ten Little Ind... Read more

Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie

7,691 words, approx. 26 pages

Agatha Christie is a towering figure in the history of crime literature for two reasons. First, she consolidated the form of the pure mystery novel, achieving in five or six of her books puzzle storie... Read more

Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie

6,400 words, approx. 22 pages

Agatha Christie, crime novelist, playwright, poet, travel and short-story writer, has sold more than one billion copies of her books since 1920 and been translated into more languages than William Sha... Read more

Download the Study Pack