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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 item was found coating the slides on the drawer containing the necklace in the woman's room?
(a) Cooking oil.
(b) French chalk.
(c) WD40
(d) Silicone.

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

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

4. Poirot suggests that the deaths might be due to which of the following?
(a) Unclean water.
(b) Magical influences.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Angry gods.

5. Up to this point in the story, how many deaths have there been?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not among the group of people met by Poirot at Scotland Yard?

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

3. The inspector has plans with the two men to do what?

4. What is the name of the doctor's housekeeper?

5. What time of year is it when the case takes place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Poirot's conclusion about the theft and who committed the crime?

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

3. Explain the occurrence that happened the night before the scheduled trip.

4. What happens in the opening scene of the story? Who visits Poirot?

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

6. Who approaches Poirot and Hastings while they are talking about peace negotiations? Who is the main character in the discussion?

7. 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?

8. What is unusual about Poirot's initial thoughts on the case?

9. Who was supposedly visiting the count? What was overheard by Foscatini's valet?

10. What is the crux of the case Poirot takes on in "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb?"

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