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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Mrs. Lorrimer meet Shaitana?
(a) In Edinburgh.
(b) In Egypt.
(c) In Johannesburg.
(d) In London.

3. What did the doctor notice about Miss Meredith's hands while playing bridge?
(a) They have knots from arthritis.
(b) They are fat and chubby.
(c) They are long and tapered.
(d) They shook.

4. Who has information about Major Despard concerning an event in his past?
(a) Col. Race.
(b) Mrs. Oliver.
(c) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(d) Poirot.

5. Where does Shaitana go and sit after everyone is paired up?
(a) By the black box.
(b) By the fire.
(c) By the bridge table.
(d) By the bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Despard think is a good player?

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

3. What is Poirot's theory for identifying the suspect?

4. What emotion did Shaitana invoke in Miss Meredith when he first met her?

5. Who does Shaitana cleverly arrange at the table?

(see the answer key)

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