Cards on the Table Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cards on the Table Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Shaitana discuss with his dinner guests about sleeping sickness?

2. Who tells Mrs. Oliver that in real life they must approach the process differently instead of going on instinct?

3. When asked who he suspects, who does Dr. Roberts think is the murderer?

4. What does the doctor give to the sleuth while leaving on his rounds?

5. When Mrs. Lorrimer tells M. Poirot that she has no obligation to speak to him about Shaitana's murder, what does he say or do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Lorrimer's memory about the card game at Shaitana's party reveal about her?

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

4. What does the presence of four sleuths present to the murderer?

5. How did Mrs. Lorrimer interact with Shaitana that night at his party?

6. What does Miss Burgess reveal about the doctor that is scandalous?

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

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

9. Describe Hercule Poirot.

10. Why does Rhoda call upon Mrs. Oliver?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then, cite an example to support each theme you name.

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

Explain the role of women in England in the mid-twentieth century when the women in the book are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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