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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cannot prohibit the mystery writer from investigating the crime?
(a) Mr. Poirot.
(b) Mrs. Oliver.
(c) Mr. Battle.
(d) Mr. Shaitana.

2. What does Poirot buy after leaving the widow's residence?
(a) Lottery tickets.
(b) A gun.
(c) Malaria tablets.
(d) Stockings.

3. To whom is Anne a companion?
(a) Mrs. Oliver.
(b) Rhoda Dawes.
(c) Miss Burgess.
(d) Mrs. Lorrimer.

4. Who appears to be very shy and retiring in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Major Despard.
(c) Colonel Race.
(d) Anne Meredith.

5. Who is the mystery writer in Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. Shaitana.
(b) Mr. Battle.
(c) Mrs. Oliver.
(d) Mr. Poirot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story that the widow tells Poirot?

2. What are the different methods of murder, according to Shaitana?

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

4. What do each of the four sleuths reveal a preference for in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Mrs. Lorrimer talk to about wood fires during the night of the murder?

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