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Hercule Poirot and Captain Arthur Hastings have to investigate a murder, where it seems a dog's ball is to be blamed. WARNING - spoilers contained in this quiz! It concerns the book and not the TV adaptation.

A matching quiz by JaneMarple. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JaneMarple

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
380,265

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
207

Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (10/10), wellenbrecher (10/10), Bacanta (10/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. The home of Miss Emily Arundell		Arsenic
2. The companion of Emily Arundell		Doctor Jacob Tanios
3. Name of Emily Arundell's beloved fox terrier		Arabella (Bella) Tanois
4. Who prescribed Emily Arundell sleeping powder?		Doctor Rex Donaldson
5. Who was Theresa Arundell engaged to?		Tripp sisters
6. What was missing from the gardener's shed?		Wilhelmina (Minnie) Lawson
7. Who does Arabella (Bella) Tanios go to, when she leaves the hotel with her two children?		Bob
8. Neighbours of Emily Arundell, interested in spiritualism		Phosphorus
9. The poison that killed Emily Arundell		Wilhelmina (Minnie) Lawson
10. The name of Emily Arundell's murderer		Little Green House

Select each answer

1. The home of Miss Emily Arundell

2. The companion of Emily Arundell

3. Name of Emily Arundell's beloved fox terrier

4. Who prescribed Emily Arundell sleeping powder?

5. Who was Theresa Arundell engaged to?

6. What was missing from the gardener's shed?

7. Who does Arabella (Bella) Tanios go to, when she leaves the hotel with her two children?

8. Neighbours of Emily Arundell, interested in spiritualism

9. The poison that killed Emily Arundell

10. The name of Emily Arundell's murderer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The home of Miss Emily Arundell

Answer: Little Green House

Emily Arundell is a spinster, though she has various relations who often stay with her. After a fall downstairs, she writes to Hercule Poirot - but the letter doesn't reach Poirot until after Emily's death.

2. The companion of Emily Arundell

Answer: Wilhelmina (Minnie) Lawson

Emily left the entire estate to Miss Lawson, much to the dismay of Emily's relations, who are all desperate for money.

3. Name of Emily Arundell's beloved fox terrier

Answer: Bob

Bob was unfairly blamed for Emily Arundell's fall down stairs, since he had a habit of leaving his ball on the stairs. However, Bob was out of the house when Emily had her fall

4. Who prescribed Emily Arundell sleeping powder?

Answer: Doctor Jacob Tanios

Doctor Jacob Tanois was the husband of Bella (Arabella) Tanios, a man who was rather controlling of his wife.

5. Who was Theresa Arundell engaged to?

Answer: Doctor Rex Donaldson

Wilhelmina Lawson tells Poirot and Hastings that she saw Theresa on the stairs, before Emily died. She identifies Theresa by a brooch she often wears - but not everything is what it seems. Theresa is Emily Arundell's niece, and needs money.

6. What was missing from the gardener's shed?

Answer: Arsenic

Charles Arundell was joking with the gardener about how he'd murder his wife, if he had one, before his Aunt Emily's death. He also asked Emily for money before her death, as well as helping himself to money out of a drawer.

7. Who does Arabella (Bella) Tanios go to, when she leaves the hotel with her two children?

Answer: Wilhelmina (Minnie) Lawson

Bella Tanios is a niece of Emily Arundell, in a very unhappy marriage. She finally takes the children away from their father, and stays in a hotel, before asking for Wilhelmina Lawson's help and support.

8. Neighbours of Emily Arundell, interested in spiritualism

Answer: Tripp sisters

Julia and Isabel Tripp have also influenced Wilhelmina Lawson to have the same ideas, and claim they foresaw Emily Arundell's death, by seeing a halo of light around her head.

9. The poison that killed Emily Arundell

Answer: Phosphorus

The phosphorus was administered in Emily Arundell's medicine over a period of time. It also explains the halo the Tripp sisters claim to have seen over Emily.

10. The name of Emily Arundell's murderer

Answer: Arabella (Bella) Tanois

It is revealed that Arabella murdered her aunt, trying the frame her own husband, but commits suicide before justice is served, At the end of the book, Poirot is presented with Bob the dog from Miss Lawson. Poirot declares Bob is "his dog" even though Hastings says Poirot doesn't understand dog psychology :-)

Source: Author JaneMarple

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