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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the note about the deceased in Chapter 28 apparently say?

3. Who discovers the dead body in Chapter 28?

4. What is the scary news that Poirot gets during breakfast?

5. What does Mrs. Lorrimer confess to picking up while playing dummy?

(see the answer keys)

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