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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Major Despard claim to have saved his employer from drowning?

2. Who visits Dr. Roberts before getting inoculations to go abroad?

3. What does Poirot compliment Mrs. Lorrimer with?

4. How does Poirot entertain Rhoda?

5. Who is Mrs. Lorrimer trying to protect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Lorimer and Anne are two intriguing characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist, and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Lorrimer had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Anne had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger, and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Major Despard's character, comparing and contrasting him with Rhoda Dawes and with Anne Meredith.

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