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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Lorrimer able to remember very accurately from the night of the murder?

2. Who does Mrs. Lorrimer talk to about wood fires during the night of the murder?

3. Where did Miss Meredith meet Shaitana?

4. Who does Lorrimer think is a cautious player?

5. What does Superintendent Battle ask Poirot after the second interview?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Rhoda Dawes.

3. When Poirot realizes that Mrs. Lorrimer has an exceptional memory, what else does he understood about her?

4. What is the story that Mrs. Luxmore reveals to Poirot?

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

6. Describe Miss Meredith.

7. What about Anne's nature makes Rhoda desire to protect her?

8. How did Dr. Roberts kill Mrs. Lorrimer?

9. In what ways does Mrs. Lorrimer show or not show emotion during her interview?

10. What are Poirot's deductions about the four possible murder suspects by Chapters 24 and 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Christie's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where she did.

Essay Topic 3

Both Hercule Poirot and Superintendent Battle are important characters.

Part 1) Compare Poirot to the Superintendent Battle. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What psychological purpose or insight does Poirot offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) Poirot offers to examine the past of the murder suspects. What is implied in this decision, and how does it reveal that the murder motive is connected to the past of the murderer and not the present circumstances alone?

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