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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 time of year is it when the case takes place?
(a) Springtime.
(b) Midsummer.
(c) During the holidays.
(d) Dog days of August.

2. Davenheim had traveled to which country the previous autumn?
(a) Argentina.
(b) China.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Brazil.

3. What is the surname of the Prime Minister?
(a) MacAdam.
(b) Thatcher.
(c) Blair.
(d) Churchill.

4. What is the surname of the dead man's valet?
(a) George.
(b) Greyson.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Graves.

5. What type of poison was being discussed by Poirot and Hastings?
(a) Strychnine.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Roipnal.
(d) Sulphuric acid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poirot receive for his work on the case of the jewel robbery?

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

3. Who else was in the room with the maid during the alleged time of the theft?

4. Poirot suggests that the deaths might be due to which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the crux of the case Poirot takes on in "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb?"

2. The case involves an incident at Davenheim's bank. What happened and what was taken?

3. What was Poirot's conclusion about the theft and who committed the crime?

4. What actually happened to the Prime Minister? Who was responsible?

5. Poirot verifies the deaths with Dr. Ames, physician at the tomb's excavation. What were the causes of death?

6. What actions did Davenheim/Kellet take to keep the police and others from searching for him after the robbery?

7. What seems to be the most difficult part of the trip for Poirot?

8. What happens to cause the woman a great deal of emotional distress?

9. Captain Hastings and Poirot decide to take a short trip to get a change of scenery. Where do they go and what is the first thing they do upon arrival?

10. What is Poirot's theory on how the crime occurred? Who was responsible?

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