A Coffin for Dimitrios Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1, Origins of an Obsession

1. Who is the author of the quote that begins the novel?

2. What does the Frenchman, Chamfort, say that chance is a nickname for?

3. What is Latimer's first name?

4. What is Dimitrios' last name?

5. What is the name of the first detective novel that Latimer wrote?

6. Where does Latimer meet Colonel Haki?

7. What is the name of the woman who owns the villa that Latimer stays at?

8. What does Colonel Haki say to Latimer is expected of him?

9. What is Colonel Haki fond of reading?

10. What is rumored about Colonel Haki?

11. Who is the murderer in Colonel Haki's story?