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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) During the holidays.
(c) Dog days of August.
(d) Midsummer.

2. Which of the following was not among the items stolen from Davenheim?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Securities.
(c) Bonds.
(d) Money.

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

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

5. What is the name of the doctor on staff at the excavation?
(a) Harper.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Tosswill.
(d) Ames.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom are the men discussing the poison?

2. What item was found in the French maid's bed?

3. What is the surname of the Prime Minister?

4. Hastings thinks that one man committed suicide for what reason?

5. During what major event did Poirot get involved in a mission to save the Prime Minister?

Short Essay Questions

1. The two men ask Poirot to help find the Prime Minister who has been kidnapped. Where was the Prime Minister going when the kidnapping occurred? What was the original travel plan?

2. What happens in the opening scene of the story? Who visits Poirot?

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

4. What happens when Poirot, Captain Hastings and Dr. Hawker arrive at Count Foscatini's place?

5. Captain Daniels had been found by the police. Where was Daniels and in what condition was the Captain?

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

7. What is unusual about Poirot's initial thoughts on the case?

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

9. Who was supposedly visiting the count? What was overheard by Foscatini's valet?

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

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