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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the city mentioned in the conversation between Lady Sedgwick and her guest?
(a) Munich.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Lucerne.
(d) Delft.

2. What is the secret relationship between Lady Sedgwick and Elvira?
(a) Sisters.
(b) None.
(c) Mother/daughter.
(d) Cousins.

3. Which person goes missing?
(a) Pennyfather.
(b) Marple.
(c) Luscombe.
(d) Gorman.

4. What is the surname of the hotel manager?
(a) Arbuthnot.
(b) Humfries.
(c) Sedgwick.
(d) Luscombe.

5. Who or what is upsetting the guest?
(a) Room service.
(b) Desk clerk.
(c) Elvira.
(d) Marple.

6. Who is also at the same table?
(a) Pennyfather.
(b) Barnaby.
(c) Malinowksi.
(d) Poirot.

7. Sedgwick is often noted for which of the following?
(a) Political aspirations.
(b) Love of expensive things.
(c) Conservation efforts.
(d) Wild antics.

8. What type of breakfast does Miss Marple prefer?
(a) French.
(b) Light.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Continental.

9. What adjective is best used to describe the man at the desk?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Rude.
(c) Loud.
(d) Boisterous.

10. What job does Miss Gorringe hold at the hotel?
(a) Desk clerk.
(b) Assistant manager.
(c) Event coordinator.
(d) Parlor maid.

11. Where does the assailant hit Pennyfather?
(a) Nose.
(b) Jaw.
(c) Back.
(d) Head.

12. What kind of train is robbed by several assailants?
(a) Perishable food.
(b) Mail.
(c) Passenger.
(d) Coal.

13. What item had failed to work properly for Elvira?
(a) Alibi.
(b) Search for her mother.
(c) Scam to hop onto a train.
(d) Blackmail scheme.

14. What adjective is best used to describe Miss Marple?
(a) Elderly.
(b) Cheery.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Self-conscious.

15. What nationality is linked to the train?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bertram's Hotel was established in or around what year?

2. Where is Pennyfather attacked after he returns to the hotel?

3. What is Lady Sedgwick's first name?

4. Who is in attendance at the meeting?

5. In chapter one, who is sitting in the lounge having tea?

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