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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Oliver immediately think is the murderer in Chapter 4?
(a) Miss Meredith.
(b) Dr. Roberts.
(c) Major Despard.
(d) Mrs. Lorrimer.

2. What does Mrs. Lorrimer say about Mr. Shaitana's words?
(a) They were meant for her alone.
(b) They were kind and compassionate.
(c) They were harsh and derogatory.
(d) They incensed her.

3. Who turns out to be dead by the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Shaitana.
(b) Miss Meredith.
(c) Major Despard.
(d) Mrs. Lorrimer.

4. What are the different methods of murder, according to Shaitana?
(a) Fire, drowning, strangling, and doctor's opportunities.
(b) Strangling, drowning, accidental, and shooting.
(c) Poison, a shooting accident, a doctor's opportunities, and a mere household accident.
(d) Doctor's opportunities, mere household accidents, strangling, and shooting.

5. What emotion did Shaitana invoke in Miss Meredith when he first met her?
(a) Desire.
(b) Loathing.
(c) Fear.
(d) Envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Miss Meredith meet Shaitana?

2. Whose testimony does Mrs. Lorrimer confirm?

3. When the four sleuths enter the other room to say goodnight, what do they see?

4. Who is Mrs. Lorrimer trying to protect?

5. What does Rhoda tell the sleuth about Anne's former employer?

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