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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Superintendent Battle ask Poirot after the second interview?
(a) Why he does not get a search warrant.
(b) Why he does not lock them up.
(c) Why he does not take their fingerprints.
(d) Why he asks people about the bridge game.

2. What does Poirot think about Mrs. Lorrimer's playing?
(a) Fast.
(b) Wishy-washy.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Cautious.

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

4. How long does it take after the body of the murdered victim in Chapter 3 is removed for the sleuths to begin investigating?
(a) An hour.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Ten minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the four sleuths arrive in Chapter 2?

2. Who does Dr. Roberts admit to knowing prior to attending Shaitana's event?

3. Whose testimony does Mrs. Lorrimer confirm?

4. Who is lovely, genteel, and elderly in Chapter 2?

5. Who is cheerful and ebullient in nature, and seems an unlikely murder suspect?

(see the answer key)

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