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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. Nick says she has always wanted to create a(n) _____ at End House.
(a) Orphan's home.
(b) Flower garden.
(c) Showplace.
(d) Play.

2. Someone comments that it is unusual for Nick to wear ____.
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

3. Poirot believes that Nick is _____.
(a) Playing a part.
(b) Lying.
(c) Withholding information.
(d) Ill.

4. Which of the following did not stand to gain, even remotely, from Seton's death?
(a) Lazarus.
(b) Nick.
(c) Vyse.
(d) Freddie.

5. What word best describes Poirot at this point?
(a) Perplexed.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Distressed.
(d) Nonplussed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Nick's painting really worth?

2. Freddie admits that she was not visiting friends as she had claimed. Instead she was in _____ with Lazarus.

3. What is the name of Nick's closest cousin?

4. How many shots were fired during the fireworks?

5. Poirot is puzzled because there was no _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain where Poirot and Hastings see Nick. What is the impression the men get of the young woman and her friend?

2. What plan is put into motion by Poirot and Dr. Graham?

3. What does Poirot say when he approaches Freddie? What is Freddie's reply?

4. How did Nick come by her unusual moniker?

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

6. How does Poirot meet the Crofts?

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

8. What is Poirot's theory on the attempt on Nick's life? What causes Poirot to come up with the theory? What is Nick's response?

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

10. Explain Poirot and Hastings' arrival at End House and discussion with Ellen's family.

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