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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Superintendent Battle partnered with?
(a) Miss Meredith.
(b) Colonel Race.
(c) Major Despard.
(d) Hercule Poirot.

2. What kind of a house does Mrs. Lorrimer inhabit?
(a) Big, comfortable, and messy.
(b) Large, ornate, and official.
(c) Small, tasteful, and well-kept.
(d) Dirty, small, and smelly.

3. What does the author tell us about Poirot?
(a) He is ridiculous.
(b) He is slow.
(c) He is overweight.
(d) He is agile.

4. What effect do Poirot's manners have on Mrs. Lorrimer?
(a) Irritate.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Infuriate.
(d) Baffles.

5. How does Dr. Roberts rate himself as a card player?
(a) Sound.
(b) Over-bids.
(c) First-rate.
(d) Safe.

6. What is Mrs. Lorrimer able to remember very accurately from the night of the murder?
(a) Every person's conversation.
(b) Every object in the room.
(c) Every card.
(d) Every person's clothing.

7. How does Poirot think Shaitana sealed his fate?
(a) By challenging the murderer to a duel.
(b) By talking about murder options.
(c) By saying he wanted to die.
(d) By making fun of the murderer.

8. What comparison does Poirot make with Mrs. Lorrimer's memory?
(a) To the perfection of her game.
(b) To the propensity for lying.
(c) To the accuracy of her judgment.
(d) To the vividness of her previous memories.

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

10. What does Poirot express concern over?
(a) The date of the event.
(b) The cost of the event.
(c) Shaitana's guests.
(d) The location of the event.

11. What does Shaitana claim to collect?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Knives.

12. What do the men do during the bridge game that is different from the women?
(a) Smoke and laugh a lot.
(b) Steal and fight.
(c) Belch and fart.
(d) Poke the fire and get drinks.

13. What does Hercule Poirot do for a living?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) He is retired.
(c) He is a detective.
(d) He is an opera guide.

14. Who does Shaitana cleverly arrange at the table?
(a) Murder suspects.
(b) Younger victims.
(c) Detectives.
(d) Older victims.

15. What is Mrs. Lorrimer able to describe in minute detail to Poirot?
(a) Rug design.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Bridge game.
(d) Maj. Depard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of manners does Poirot reveal to Mrs. Lorrimer?

2. Who has to leave a little after midnight to go home?

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

4. Who does Lorrimer think overbids as a player?

5. What does Poirot think about Mrs. Lorrimer's playing?

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