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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Prime Minister was scheduled to drive to which location after leaving London?
(a) Salisbury.
(b) Boulogne.
(c) Toulouse.
(d) Bath.

2. What time of day did Davenheim set off on his journey?
(a) 10:20.
(b) 3:10.
(c) 1:15.
(d) 12:40.

3. Who has become suspicious of the deaths and has hired Poirot to investigate the case?
(a) Baroness Harper.
(b) Lady Williard.
(c) Lydia Tosswill.
(d) Esmee Hardt.

4. Poirot sent the would-be evidence from the couple's room to which location?
(a) Metropolitan Police.
(b) Queen's Guard.
(c) Special Branch.
(d) Scotland Yard.

5. Mr. Davenheim disappeared at what location?
(a) His house.
(b) His office.
(c) Train station.
(d) The chemist's.

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

7. What item was found in the French maid's bed?
(a) Gun.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Fake necklace.
(d) Diary.

8. Davenheim planned to travel to which location on the day he disappeared?
(a) Monkswell.
(b) Montagu.
(c) Marsdon.
(d) Cedars.

9. Who was Bleibner's uncle?
(a) Harper.
(b) Hanson.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Hildegaard.

10. Who was found bound at the scene of the kidnapping?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Aide de Camp.
(c) Valet.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

11. What is the title of the person making the phone call?
(a) Baron.
(b) Viscount.
(c) Count.
(d) Prime Minister.

12. What item does the wife want to show to Poirot and Hastings?
(a) Ring.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Watch.
(d) Tennis bracelet.

13. Which character died of heart failure during the excavation?
(a) Ames.
(b) Harper.
(c) Tosswill.
(d) Williard.

14. What mistake did the thieves make at the scene of the crime?
(a) Leaving fingerprints on the door.
(b) Leaving town.
(c) Not cleaning up dust.
(d) Blaming each other.

15. Which character died from heart poisoning only two weeks later?
(a) Bleibner.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Williard.
(d) Harper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman's maid?

2. Which policeman are Hastings and Poirot waiting for at the beginning of the story?

3. Davenheim had traveled to which country the previous autumn?

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

5. Which one of the following is not listed as being one of the items left on the table?

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