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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poirot ask Mrs. Lorrimer to tell him about the night of the murder?
(a) How she is feeling that night.
(b) Conversation that she had with Col. Race.
(c) Furnishings in the room.
(d) The cards that she gave to Miss Meredith.

2. Who does Mrs. Lorrimer talk to about wood fires during the night of the murder?
(a) Shaitana.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Battle.
(d) Oliver.

3. What emotion did Shaitana invoke in Miss Meredith when he first met her?
(a) Loathing.
(b) Fear.
(c) Desire.
(d) Envy.

4. When the four sleuths enter the other room to say goodnight, what do they see?
(a) Miss Meredith snoring.
(b) Shaitana fighting with Major Despard.
(c) Mrs. Lorrimer sewing.
(d) The bridge game in progress.

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

6. Where does Poirot meet Shaitana?
(a) A snuff box exhibition.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) An opera show.
(d) A bar.

7. Who does Mrs. Lorrimer think is a show-off?
(a) Battle.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Poirot.
(d) Shaitana.

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

9. How can vital clues be found from suspects, according to Poirot?
(a) Wire-tapping their homes.
(b) Interrogating them till dawn.
(c) Torturing them.
(d) Digging into their pasts.

10. How many times did Dr. Roberts leave his table on the night of the murder?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. Where was Miss Meredith born?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) India.
(d) Ireland.

12. What about Anne Meredith makes her an obvious target?
(a) Her inability to keep a steady gaze and her fear.
(b) Her poverty and her falsehoods.
(c) Her youth and seeming lack of sophistication.
(d) Her willingness to argue and her nervous nature.

13. What do they discover about Shaitana's set up for the evening?
(a) He was determined to set up his own death.
(b) He was figuring out a way to eliminate his victims.
(c) He was putting up his collection of murderers on display.
(d) He was trying to engage Poirot in a heated debate.

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

15. Whose testimony does Mrs. Lorrimer confirm?
(a) Poirot.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Dr. Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Despard think is a good player?

2. By Chapter 8, how many people has the murderer killed, according to the sleuths?

3. What is Poirot making an indirect reference to by mentioning Mrs. Lorrimer's memory?

4. How does the second interview go?

5. Based on Mr. Shaitana's comments at dinner, what does Poirot think the murderer's motivation was?

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