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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poirot hope to do by having an unexpected meeting with Maj. Despard?
(a) Take him off-guard.
(b) Trick him.
(c) Defeat him.
(d) Catch him.

2. What does Poirot buy after leaving the widow's residence?
(a) Lottery tickets.
(b) Stockings.
(c) Malaria tablets.
(d) A gun.

3. Who is the only person that Poirot has not yet questioned by the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(b) Battle.
(c) Miss Meredith.
(d) Mrs. Oliver.

4. What does the sleuth say to Rhoda about Meredith that makes her yowl in protest?
(a) That Anne is a thief and a scoundrel.
(b) That Anne takes Maj. Despard's help faster than she does Mrs. Oliver's.
(c) That Anne has killed Shaitana.
(d) That Anne is plotting to kill Rhoda.

5. What does Major Despard say that the wife of his employer did that killed her husband?
(a) Pushed him forward into the line of fire.
(b) Cheated on him.
(c) Knocked him into a river full of piranhas.
(d) Spoiled his aim, resulting in the bullet to go astray.

6. Who does Poirot think that Maj. Despard is referring to as being spiritually blackmailed?
(a) Miss Meredith.
(b) Miss Burgess.
(c) Col. Race.
(d) A woman of his past.

7. Who has information about Major Despard concerning an event in his past?
(a) Mrs. Oliver.
(b) Mrs. Lorrimer.
(c) Col. Race.
(d) Poirot.

8. Where does Poirot rush to in Chapter 29?
(a) Isle of Dogs.
(b) Devonshire.
(c) Wallingford.
(d) Stratford-on-Avon.

9. What does the note about the deceased in Chapter 28 apparently say?
(a) A list of future victims.
(b) A description of where the jewels are kept.
(c) A confession and an apology.
(d) An apology and recrimination.

10. Who does Poirot work with to discuss investigative findings?
(a) Battle.
(b) Race.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Despard.

11. What does Mrs. Lorrimer confess to?
(a) Making poison.
(b) Killing the professor.
(c) Cheating at bridge.
(d) Killing Shaitana.

12. What does Poirot notice on Mrs. Lorrimer's arm?
(a) A big cut.
(b) Two bite marks.
(c) A slight bruise.
(d) A tattoo.

13. What does Rhoda want Anne to do in Chapter 29?
(a) Talk to Major Despard.
(b) Run away quickly.
(c) Come clean about her past.
(d) Do her homework.

14. Where does Battle go to look into the death of Anne's former employer?
(a) Devonshire.
(b) Isle of Dogs.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Stratford-on-Avon.

15. What is Maj. Despard able to recall about the objects in the room during the night of the murder?
(a) Rugs and two knickknacks.
(b) Clothing and jewelry.
(c) Table and chairs.
(d) Paintings and vases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scary news that Poirot gets during breakfast?

2. Who is assigned to go visit the widow of Maj. Despard's former employer?

3. Where does Anne suggest going to in Chapter 29 while they wait?

4. What is the kind of bottle in question regarding the death of Anne's employer?

5. Who visits Dr. Roberts before getting inoculations to go abroad?

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