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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shaitana say is his preferred method of murder?
(a) Poison.
(b) Shooting accident.
(c) Strangling.
(d) Drowning.

2. Who are the four suspects?
(a) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Superintendent Battle, and Colonel Race.
(b) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Major Despard.
(c) Dr. Roberts, Major Despard, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Anne Meredith.
(d) Major Despard, Mr. Shaitana, Anne Meredith, and Dr. Roberts.

3. Who has to leave a little after midnight to go home?
(a) Major Despard.
(b) Miss Meredith.
(c) Hercule Poirot.
(d) Colonel Race.

4. What does Hercule Poirot do for a living?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) He is retired.
(c) He is an opera guide.
(d) He is a detective.

5. Where does Shaitana lead his guests after dinner?
(a) Underground.
(b) Upstairs.
(c) Outside.
(d) Drawing room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Poirot meet Shaitana?

2. What does Shaitana ridicule about Poirot?

3. What does Shaitana say that doctors have?

4. How do Shaitana's remarks affect some of his guests?

5. How does Shaitana respond to Poirot's opinion of his plan?

(see the answer key)

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