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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns out to be dead by the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Major Despard.
(b) Shaitana.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Mrs. Lorrimer.

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

3. How does the author leave the reader feeling about Poirot and criminals by the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Poirot is a criminal himself.
(b) Poirot loves criminals.
(c) Poirot is afraid of criminals.
(d) Poirot cannot catch criminals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does Lorrimer talk to Shaitana during the night of the murder?

3. Who does Lorrimer think is a cautious player?

4. What do the men do during the bridge game that is different from the women?

5. What does Shaitana call a woman's weapon?

(see the answer key)

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