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

2. Which member of the police is present to take the statement?
(a) Rutherford.
(b) Japp.
(c) Black.
(d) Poirot.

3. What supposedly killed the man?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Poison.
(c) Gastric ulcer.
(d) Heart attack.

4. Karma played a hand when the murderers died at the end of the story. How did they die?
(a) Car crash.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Plane crash.
(d) Killed by train.

5. Who was visiting Marsdon Manor when Poirot arrived?
(a) Colonel Brown.
(b) Captain Black.
(c) Major White.
(d) Sergeant Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character had a duplicate key all along but pretended to be sick?

2. The story of the Western Star most likely originated in which country?

3. Where was the main suspect killed?

4. What is the rank and title of Poirot's friend?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first step in investigating the case for Poirot and Hastings?

2. How did the goods originally come into Ridgeway's possession? Who turned the goods over to Ridgeway?

3. Why were the Robinsons considered to be perfect as the new tenants?

4. How were the bonds secured to prevent theft? What special precaution was taken?

5. What has the woman so upset about one of her possessions? What are the consequences if Marvell does not comply?

6. What event causes an uproar during the dinner at Marsdon Manor? Who informs the diners of the disturbance?

7. What two occurrences are scheduled to take place on the same day?

8. Who finds out about the cheap flat? Who supplies the information? Who is it rented to? Where is it located?

9. What was the point of the empty package? Who perpetrated the hoax?

10. Who is the character that approaches Poirot and Hastings in the beginning of the story? How is the woman described?

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