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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Shaitana say he will invite to his event?
(a) Thieves and brothel owners.
(b) Prostitutes and hoodlums.
(c) Singers and dancers.
(d) Murderers and detectives.

4. Who are the four sleuths?
(a) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Superintendent Battle, and Colonel Race.
(b) Major Despard, Mr. Shaitana, Anne Meredith, and Dr. Roberts.
(c) Dr. Roberts, Major Despard, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Anne Meredith.
(d) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Major Despard.

5. By Chapter 8, how many people has the murderer killed, according to the sleuths?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Superintendent Battle partnered with?

2. How does the second interview go?

3. How does Poirot intend on getting a psychological profile on murder suspects?

4. Whose testimony does Mrs. Lorrimer confirm?

5. What does Poirot say about Shaitana's plan?

(see the answer key)

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