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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poirot interviews the visitor and uses what kind of questioning to learn about hidden information?
(a) Subversive.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Direct.
(d) Indirect.

2. What is the surname of the husband and wife in the story?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Maltraverse.
(c) Rolf.
(d) Hastings.

3. Who is the first to testify to the police regarding the murder?
(a) Wife.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Passerby.

4. Who was in possession of the items when they were stolen?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Vavasour.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Ridgeway.

5. Who informs Hastings about the cheap flat?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Richards.
(d) Parker.

6. What was the first name of the victim?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Howard.
(d) Harrington.

7. What was the last name of the man who stayed next door to Ridgeway on the trip?
(a) Vavasour.
(b) Shaw.
(c) McNeil.
(d) Ventnor.

8. What does the woman bring with her when she visits Poirot at the hotel?
(a) Greetings from home.
(b) Threatening letters.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) A baby.

9. What was the purpose of the break in?
(a) To get drug money.
(b) Kill the couple.
(c) Steal back the plans.
(d) Robbery.

10. What was the man doing when he died?
(a) Chasing hounds.
(b) Riding a horse.
(c) Shooting rooks.
(d) Watching footy.

11. The story about the rook rifle took place in which country?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Africa.
(c) India.
(d) Brazil.

12. What is the name of the character's uncle who entrusted the victim with the goods?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Hastings.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Vavasour.

13. In the beginning of the story Poirot is recovering from what ailment?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Sprained ankle.
(c) Migraine.
(d) Flu.

14. Who is found sneaking into the cheap flat at midnight?
(a) Chinese woman.
(b) Groundskeeper.
(c) Italian man.
(d) Spy.

15. The new tenant is afraid that the low price might indicate which of the following?
(a) House is haunted.
(b) There are rats.
(c) There is trouble with the roof.
(d) Neighbors are noisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the crime committed in the first place?

2. The character whose items were stolen was traveling when the theft occurred. What was the destination?

3. The woman and her husband fear the arrival of which of the following?

4. What type of transportation was the character using while traveling?

5. What was the name of the couple that rented the cheap flat?

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