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

2. What was the cause of death for the most recent victim?
(a) Tetanus.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Poisonous snake bite.

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

4. What is the rank of the officer that was traveling with the Prime Minister?
(a) Major.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Corporal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom are the men discussing the poison?

2. Who was Bleibner's uncle?

3. Whose tomb was being excavated at the time of the deaths?

4. What was the purpose of the trip taken by Davenheim?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the first couple Poirot and Hastings meet? The woman is the proud owner of what kind of items?

3. Who is the first alleged guest to be interviewed by Poirot? What happened?

4. In addition to needing to know the truth about her husband's death, what other reason does Lady Williard have for wanting answers?

5. 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?

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

7. Where did the maid go when she left the room with the chambermaid inside?

8. How was the murder scene set up by the killer? What did the killer forget to do?

9. 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?

10. How do Poirot and Hastings learn about the official cause of the most recent victim? Who gave the men the news?

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