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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item fell onto Nick's bed?
(a) Ceiling.
(b) Nick.
(c) Painting.
(d) Chandelier.

2. What is the name of Nick's closest cousin?
(a) Jim.
(b) Winfield.
(c) Charles.
(d) Hubert.

3. What is the name of Nick's housekeeper?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Jane.

4. How many shots were fired during the fireworks?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. What is the second object mentioned that might have caused Nick's death?
(a) Car.
(b) Horse.
(c) Stone.
(d) Hatchet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nick invites Poirot to End House for which event?

2. What is the companion's rank?

3. The woman is secretly engaged to which character?

4. Poirot disagrees saying that the murder was ___________.

5. Who is allegedly killed by mistake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Poirot to make a new deduction about Nick's secret? What telltale thing did Nick say to tip off Poirot?

2. Why is Poirot angry with himself over Maggie's murder?

3. What is discovered when Poirot and Hastings enter the house?

4. Explain the scene shortly after the discovery of Maggie's body.

5. Discuss Nick Buckley, the woman Poirot meets in the beginning of the story.

6. What is the discrepancy between the theories of the police and Poirot?

7. What is Poirot's reaction to Freddie's story?

8. What is Nick's secret? Why is it a secret?

9. How did Nick come by her unusual moniker?

10. Explain Poirot's interaction with Mrs. Croft.

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