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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) The cards that she gave to Miss Meredith.
(d) Furnishings in the room.

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

3. Who is Dr. Roberts' secretary?
(a) Mr. Craddock.
(b) Miss Meredith.
(c) Mrs. Oliver.
(d) Miss Burgess.

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

5. What is different about the reference that Poirot makes compared to the conversation he is having with Mrs. Lorrimer?
(a) It is so subtle that it escapes detection.
(b) It requires a lot of knowledge.
(c) It has not been revealed.
(d) It can only be understood by a murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Anne Meredith makes her an obvious target?

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

3. Where is the Wessex House located?

4. How can vital clues be found from suspects, according to Poirot?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the shocking revelation that Poirot has about Mrs. Lorrimer and Miss Meredith?

2. What seems inconsistent to Poirot with Mrs. Lorrimer's apparent suicide?

3. What does the presence of four sleuths present to Poirot?

4. Why did Mrs. Lorrimer protect Miss Meredith? Explain with details from the text.

5. What does Mrs. Lorrimer say about the behavior of men versus women that night at Shaitana's party?

6. How does Poirot's analysis of Dr. Roberts vary from that of Miss Meredith?

7. What diversionary tactic does Christie employ in describing Poirot that might mislead the reader initially?

8. Describe Mrs. Lorrimer.

9. What about Mrs. Lorrimer's personality prevents her from being the murderer?

10. What does Major Despard say in response to Battle's questions about Shaitana and the other guests?

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