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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anne suggest going to in Chapter 29 while they wait?
(a) The restaurant.
(b) The river.
(c) The opera.
(d) The tavern.

2. Who does Poirot think that Maj. Despard is referring to as being spiritually blackmailed?
(a) Col. Race.
(b) A woman of his past.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Miss Burgess.

3. Who does the parlor maid say that Dr. Roberts had an argument with?
(a) Mr. Craddock.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Janice Oliver.
(d) Miss Burgess.

4. What does Mrs. Lorrimer confess to?
(a) Making poison.
(b) Cheating at bridge.
(c) Killing the professor.
(d) Killing Shaitana.

5. What is the shocking revelation about the murder that Poirot has in Chapters 26 and 27?
(a) There was an eyewitness.
(b) That it never happened.
(c) That it was done out of respect.
(d) That it was committed by an invalid.

6. What effect does Mrs. Lorrimer's confession have on Poirot?
(a) Soothes him.
(b) Delights him.
(c) Confuses him.
(d) Angers him.

7. Who does Poirot find out was visiting Mrs. Lorrimer prior to her death?
(a) Major Despard.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Mrs. Oliver.
(d) Miss Meredith.

8. Who does Rhoda tease Anne about?
(a) Mrs. Oliver.
(b) Maj. Despard.
(c) Mr. Battle.
(d) Miss Burgess.

9. What is the scary news that Poirot gets during breakfast?
(a) Mrs. Lorrimer committed suicide.
(b) Race died by drowning.
(c) Major Despard was shot.
(d) Anne was killed.

10. What is the kind of bottle in question regarding the death of Anne's employer?
(a) Peruvian cocoa.
(b) Indian blue glass.
(c) Syrup of Figs.
(d) Bohemian glass.

11. What is the name of the parlor maid?
(a) Janice Oliver.
(b) Miss Burgess.
(c) Elsie Batt.
(d) Anna Ward.

12. What does the sleuth say to Rhoda about Meredith that makes her yowl in protest?
(a) That Anne has killed Shaitana.
(b) That Anne is plotting to kill Rhoda.
(c) That Anne takes Maj. Despard's help faster than she does Mrs. Oliver's.
(d) That Anne is a thief and a scoundrel.

13. How does Major Despard claim to have saved his employer from drowning?
(a) By shooting him in the leg.
(b) By ripping his shirt off.
(c) By throwing him a line.
(d) By running away with his wife.

14. What does Mrs. Lorrimer confess to picking up while playing dummy?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rope.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A pitcher.

15. What was Dr. Roberts apparently guilty of that made his patient furious?
(a) Lying about his records.
(b) Giving the patient the wrong medicine.
(c) Stealing the patient's money.
(d) Impropriety with the patient's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rhoda tell the sleuth about Anne's former employer?

2. What does Poirot buy after leaving the widow's residence?

3. What does Major Despard say that the wife of his employer did that killed her husband?

4. What mystery surrounds Major Despard's employer's death?

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

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