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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives credit for solving the case of the missing jewels?
(a) Japp.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Police.
(d) Hastings.

2. Which character died from heart poisoning only two weeks later?
(a) Harper.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Williard.
(d) Bleibner.

3. What item was substituted to make the kidnapping of the Prime Minister easier?
(a) Driver.
(b) Aide de Camp.
(c) Car.
(d) Briefcase.

4. What kind of building is the Grand Metropolitan?
(a) Museum.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Opera house.
(d) Theater.

5. What item is given to Poirot with the hopes of poisoning the great detective?
(a) Shot.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Poisoned bread.

6. What are the surnames of Daniels' two aunts?
(a) Heathcliff and Daniels.
(b) MacAdam and Jones.
(c) Adams and Davenheim.
(d) Daniels and Everard.

7. What does Mr. Davenheim do for a living?
(a) Banker.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Judge.
(d) Chauffeur.

8. What is the name of the woman's maid?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Corrinne.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Celestine.

9. How many people had supposedly dined with the dead man on the day previous?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

10. What item was found in the French maid's bed?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Gun.
(c) Fake necklace.
(d) Diary.

11. Who is Mr. Tosswill?
(a) Excavator.
(b) Archeologist.
(c) British Museum official.
(d) Doctor.

12. Who was the most recent victim in the story?
(a) Rosen.
(b) Schneckman.
(c) Rupert.
(d) Shneider.

13. Hastings thinks that one man committed suicide for what reason?
(a) Broken heart.
(b) He went bankrupt.
(c) Guilt.
(d) He had a leg amputated.

14. The missing car was found beside a restaurant in what neighborhood?
(a) SoHo.
(b) Northside.
(c) West End.
(d) Greenwich Village.

15. Who was Bleibner's uncle?
(a) Hildegaard.
(b) Hanson.
(c) Harper.
(d) Humphrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which policeman are Hastings and Poirot waiting for at the beginning of the story?

2. What was the cause of death for the most recent victim?

3. The Prime Minister was scheduled to drive to which location after leaving London?

4. What is found in the dead man's right hand?

5. Which is not among the group of people met by Poirot at Scotland Yard?

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