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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. Who is solicitous and gentle when questioning Miss Meredith?

2. What is Mrs. Lorrimer able to remember very accurately from the night of the murder?

3. Who is cheerful and ebullient in nature, and seems an unlikely murder suspect?

4. What does Superintendent Battle ask Poirot after the second interview?

5. What does Shaitana call a woman's weapon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Major Despard's story of the incident in the Amazon reveal about himself?

2. What does Anne recall from the night of the murder to Poirot?

3. What does the presence of four sleuths present to Poirot?

4. When Poirot realizes that Mrs. Lorrimer has an exceptional memory, what else does he understood about her?

5. What does Miss Burgess reveal about the doctor that is scandalous?

6. What two things about Rhoda irritate Anne?

7. Why does Rhoda call upon Mrs. Oliver?

8. What is unusual about Poirot's method of investigation?

9. What is the story that Mrs. Luxmore reveals to Poirot?

10. What does Dr. Roberts say in response to Battle's questions about Shaitana and the other guests?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Major Despard's character, comparing and contrasting him with Rhoda Dawes and with Anne Meredith.

Essay Topic 2

How is sexuality portrayed in Cards on the Table? Which characters appear overtly sexual? Which characters are sexually appealing to others, and why? What sexual taboos are broken and what issues are raised in relation to sex? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

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