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Agatha ChristieA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Poirot takes particular pride in which aspect of his grooming?
2. In which city is Mrs. Ascher murdered?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How do Hastings and Poirot differ in their responses to the letter?
2. What is Poirot’s idea of the ideal crime for him to solve?
Reading Check
1. What book is found at the scene of the crime?
2. Who was the last person to enter Mrs. Ascher’s shop the night she was murdered?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Mary Drower characterize her relationship with her aunt, Mrs. Ascher?
2. Why does Poirot delay his visit to the scene of the crime?
Paired Resource
“Much Madness Is Divinest Sense”
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