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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the first sleuth tell that Anne and her employer are guilty of the murder?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Maj. Despard.
(d) Poirot.

3. Who does Lorrimer think is a cautious player?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Miss Meredith.
(c) Ariadne Oliver.
(d) Major Despard.

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

5. How is Despard's interview different from that of other suspects?
(a) Confusing and wishy-washy.
(b) Contentious and difficult.
(c) Quick and efficient.
(d) Long and laborious.

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

7. Who does Lorrimer think overbids as a player?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Ariadne Oliver.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Major Despard.

8. Who does Mrs. Lorrimer talk to about wood fires during the night of the murder?
(a) Poirot.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Shaitana.
(d) Battle.

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

10. What do each of the four sleuths reveal a preference for in Chapter 8?
(a) Boudoir selections.
(b) Crime scene notes.
(c) Investigative techniques.
(d) Interviewing suspects.

11. Where do the four sleuths arrive in Chapter 2?
(a) Shaitana's theater hall.
(b) Shaitana's apartment.
(c) Shaitana's warehouse.
(d) Shaitana's restaurant.

12. What do the men do during the bridge game that is different from the women?
(a) Smoke and laugh a lot.
(b) Belch and fart.
(c) Poke the fire and get drinks.
(d) Steal and fight.

13. Who is seated by the fire?
(a) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(b) Major Despard.
(c) Shaitana.
(d) Miss Meredith.

14. What kind of relationship does Anne have with her employer?
(a) They are cold.
(b) They are strained.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are enemies.

15. What does Poirot ask Mrs. Lorrimer to tell him about the night of the murder?
(a) Furnishings in the room.
(b) How she is feeling that night.
(c) The cards that she gave to Miss Meredith.
(d) Conversation that she had with Col. Race.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Shaitana invite the four suspects?

3. Where does Poirot meet Shaitana?

4. Who does Shaitana cleverly arrange at the table?

5. What is Poirot's theory for identifying the suspect?

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