Poirot Investigates | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

London - Miss Marvel walks through the streets of this place dressed in casual clothes rather than the finer clothes one would expect of an actress.

San Francisco - Gregory Rolf purchased the Western Star, an allegedly famous diamond, from a Chinese man in this place.

The Magnificent - Mary Marvel and her husband Gregory Rolf, stay at this hotel.

Yardly Chase - This is the home of Lady and Lord Chase.

China - The Eastern Star, a famous diamond in possession of Lord and Lady Yardly, was brought from this locale.

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