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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. Who thought she was poisoned by her family, according to Dr. Roberts' secretary?
(a) Miss Meredith.
(b) Mrs. Oliver.
(c) Miss Burgess.
(d) Miss Graves.

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

3. How long does it take after the body of the murdered victim in Chapter 3 is removed for the sleuths to begin investigating?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) Thirty minutes.

4. How many times does Lorrimer talk to Shaitana during the night of the murder?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. Who does the first sleuth tell that Anne and her employer are guilty of the murder?
(a) Col. Race.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Dr. Roberts.
(d) Maj. Despard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Miss Meredith born?

2. What emotion did Shaitana invoke in Miss Meredith when he first met her?

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

4. What are the different methods of murder, according to Shaitana?

5. What does the sleuth find in Dr. Roberts' files?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom did Mrs. Lorrimer send notes, and why is this important?

2. Describe Shaitana.

3. How does Poirot intend on unmasking the murderer?

4. What is the dangerous thing that Shaitana did that probably caused his death?

5. What does Major Despard's story of the incident in the Amazon reveal about himself?

6. How does the reader's perception of Anne change in Chapters 17 and 18?

7. What does the reference of "walking into the cage of a tiger" seem to imply?

8. What does Dr. Roberts say in response to Battle's questions about Shaitana and the other guests?

9. What did Poirot achieve through his psychological analysis of the murder suspects?

10. What does Shaitana do that is shocking and bizarre?

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