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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man who committed suicide in New York?

2. What item does the wife want to show to Poirot and Hastings?

3. Up to this point in the story, how many deaths have there been?

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

5. Where was the upcoming event scheduled to be held?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb," Poirot is faced with four deaths at an excavation site, supposedly attributable to a curse on the tomb of King Men-her-Ra. Examine in detail the history of the cursed tombs and various related incidents. When was the first death that was allegedly credited to a curse? Where did it take place? Who was involved? What kinds of mishaps have occurred at the scene of various excavations throughout Egypt? How else could the incidents be explained? How many excavations have supposedly been cursed? Whose tombs were they? Explain the tombs in as much detail as possible along with their inhabitants and final outcome.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb," five characters die due to unusual circumstances. Investigate how each person died, the cause behind the death, and the purpose. How would one be able to tell how the person died? Compare and contrast methods used during Poirot's time to modern science in which toxicology and other forensic methods are used to determine cause of death and types of poisons used.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat" Poirot must solve the case of the stolen naval papers from the United States government. Discuss the theft and how it might have been executed. Answer the following questions: What are naval papers and what might they contain? From which agency and location were the naval bonds stolen? How might a person get into a high security facility to steal important documents? How would they be smuggled out of the country? For what purpose were the bonds stolen? Who might have wanted the naval papers? What became of the papers in the end?

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