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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 is assigned to go visit the widow of Maj. Despard's former employer?
(a) Poirot.
(b) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(c) Battle.
(d) Mrs. Oliver.

2. What does Mrs. Lorrimer confess to picking up while playing dummy?
(a) A pitcher.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A rope.

3. How can vital clues be found from suspects, according to Poirot?
(a) Wire-tapping their homes.
(b) Digging into their pasts.
(c) Torturing them.
(d) Interrogating them till dawn.

4. How does Dr. Roberts rate himself as a card player?
(a) First-rate.
(b) Over-bids.
(c) Safe.
(d) Sound.

5. What is the mystery writer prone to do with facts?
(a) Mix them with fiction.
(b) Forget them.
(c) Confuse them.
(d) Elaborate on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Lorrimer trying to protect?

2. How does Anne feel around Rhoda?

3. What is the name of the parlor maid?

4. Who cannot prohibit the mystery writer from investigating the crime?

5. Where do the four sleuths meet to put their clues together?

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