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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Poirot think that Maj. Despard is referring to as being spiritually blackmailed?
(a) Miss Meredith.
(b) Miss Burgess.
(c) Col. Race.
(d) A woman of his past.

2. How did Mr. Craddock die?
(a) From drowning in the ocean.
(b) From a suicide in his room.
(c) From an anthrax-infected shaving brush.
(d) From a blood-poisoning illness.

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

4. What is Poirot's theory for identifying the suspect?
(a) Psychological study.
(b) Lock them up.
(c) Interrogate them till dawn.
(d) Deprive them of food and water.

5. What does Rhoda tell the sleuth about Anne's former employer?
(a) That she was vicious and cruel.
(b) That she was actually Anne's mother.
(c) That she took poison and died.
(d) That she was killed in cold murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Superintendent Battle ask Poirot after the second interview?

2. How is Despard's interview different from that of other suspects?

3. Who are the four sleuths?

4. How does Poirot think Shaitana sealed his fate?

5. What effect do Poirot's manners have on Mrs. Lorrimer?

(see the answer key)

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