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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Roberts respond to questions about his personal life and practice?
(a) Affably.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Fearfully.
(d) Secretively.

2. Who approaches Shaitana to say goodbye?
(a) Race and Poirot.
(b) Major Despard and Miss Oliver.
(c) Superintendent Battle and Mrs. Lorrimer.
(d) Miss Meredith and Mrs. Lorrimer.

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

4. What do the sleuths lack when they ask to search through the doctor's files?
(a) A magnifying lens.
(b) A search warrant.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A notebook.

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

6. Who tells Mrs. Oliver that in real life they must approach the process differently instead of going on instinct?
(a) Superintendent Battle.
(b) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(c) Dr. Roberts.
(d) Miss Meredith.

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

8. What does Poirot say about Shaitana's plan?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It is exciting.
(c) It is stupid.
(d) It is expensive.

9. Who is the first sleuth to visit Anne and her employer?
(a) Col. Race.
(b) Superintendent Battle.
(c) Mrs. Oliver.
(d) Maj. Despard.

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

11. How is Despard's interview different from that of other suspects?
(a) Contentious and difficult.
(b) Confusing and wishy-washy.
(c) Quick and efficient.
(d) Long and laborious.

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

13. Why did Shaitana invite the four suspects?
(a) He was hoping to see Poirot at work.
(b) He wanted to fool them into making a mistake.
(c) He was trying to scare them into confession.
(d) He thought they had all committed a murder in their past.

14. How do Shaitana's remarks affect some of his guests?
(a) Makes them uncomfortable.
(b) Makes them comfortable.
(c) Makes them sleepy.
(d) Makes them giddy.

15. Who does Poirot question in the same style as he did with Mrs. Lorrimer?
(a) Dr. Roberts.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Maj. Depard.
(d) Miss Meredith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Lorrimer partnered with?

2. Who cannot prohibit the mystery writer from investigating the crime?

3. How many times did Dr. Roberts leave his table on the night of the murder?

4. Who is seated by the fire?

5. How does the second interview go?

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