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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the room where Mrs. Oliver is seated, whom is she partnered with?
(a) Major Despard.
(b) Hercule Poirot.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Colonel Race.

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

3. Who are the four sleuths?
(a) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Major Despard.
(b) Major Despard, Mr. Shaitana, Anne Meredith, and Dr. Roberts.
(c) Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Superintendent Battle, and Colonel Race.
(d) Dr. Roberts, Major Despard, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Anne Meredith.

4. Based on Mr. Shaitana's comments at dinner, what does Poirot think the murderer's motivation was?
(a) Long-sought revenge.
(b) Spur of the moment.
(c) Accidental.
(d) Driven by lust.

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

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

7. What does Lorrimer do when she sees the stiletto?
(a) Views dispassionately.
(b) Cries passionately.
(c) Screams in delight.
(d) Becomes fearful.

8. What is Poirot's theory for identifying the suspect?
(a) Interrogate them till dawn.
(b) Lock them up.
(c) Psychological study.
(d) Deprive them of food and water.

9. Where did Miss Meredith meet Shaitana?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Switzerland.

10. Who turns out to be dead by the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(b) Major Despard.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Shaitana.

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

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

13. When asked who he suspects, who does Dr. Roberts think is the murderer?
(a) Race.
(b) Despard.
(c) Meredith.
(d) Poirot.

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

15. How did Mr. Craddock die?
(a) From drowning in the ocean.
(b) From a suicide in his room.
(c) From an anthrax-infected shaving brush.
(d) From a blood-poisoning illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author leave the reader feeling about Poirot and criminals by the end of Chapter 1?

2. How does Dr. Roberts respond to questions about his personal life and practice?

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

4. Who is the first sleuth to visit Anne and her employer?

5. What does Poirot think about Miss Meredith's playing?

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