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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Anne's former employer that died?
(a) Miss Burgess.
(b) Claire Forlaine.
(c) Mrs. Benson.
(d) Lara Hastings.

3. Who is the only person that Poirot has not yet questioned by the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Mrs. Oliver.
(b) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(c) Battle.
(d) Miss Meredith.

4. Who has information about Major Despard concerning an event in his past?
(a) Mrs. Oliver.
(b) Col. Race.
(c) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(d) Poirot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shaitana do to women after learning their secrets?

2. Who apparently killed Mr. Craddock?

3. What does Mrs. Lorrimer say about Mr. Shaitana's words?

4. When Poirot talks to the staff, how many letters does he learn that Mrs. Lorrimer sent out?

5. What does the sleuth say to Rhoda about Meredith that makes her yowl in protest?

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