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Literature Quiz: The Secret Adversary: 10 Questions | Christie, Agatha

A quiz on the first Tommy and Tuppence book by Agatha Christie.

A multiple-choice quiz by helena411. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
helena411

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,606

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
644

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (9/10), Guest 71 (8/10), Guest 172 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tommy and Tuppence were childhood friends. Where did they first reunite? Hint

at a street corner

at a restaurant

at a hospital

at a supper party

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were Tommy and Tuppence's last names? Hint

Hastings and Carter

Ackroyd and Bates

Beresford and Cowley

Ross and Wilkinson

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Tommy and Tuppence's joint venture named? Hint

T and T Incorporated

The Young Adventurers, Ltd.

none of these

England's T and T

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which shipwreck was Jane Finn a survivor of? Hint

S. S. Central America

the Titanic

the Lusitania

the Britannic

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or False: Was Julius P. Hersheimmer really Jane Finn's cousin?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did 'Mr. Brown' and his people hold Tommy captive? Hint

Moat House

The House in Soho

Manchester Midland Hotel

South Audley Mansions

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Jane Finn pretend to be? Hint

Annette

Mrs. Rita Vandemeyer

Tuppence

none of these

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was the treaty hidden? Hint

in a rock near the cliff

in a hollow book

under a trapdoor in Moat House

behind a painting of Marguerite

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who first realized who 'Mr. Brown' is? Hint

Tuppence

Sir James Peel Edgerton

Tommy

Mrs. Vandemeyer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the elusive 'Mr. Brown'? Hint

Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer

Tommy

Mr. Carter

Sir James Peel Edgerton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tommy and Tuppence were childhood friends. Where did they first reunite?

Answer: at a hospital

Tommy was wounded in the war (WWI) and was sent to the hospital, and Tuppence was a nurse who worked there.

2. What were Tommy and Tuppence's last names?

Answer: Beresford and Cowley

Mr. Thomas Beresford and Ms. Prudence Cowley. At the end of the book, Tuppence became Mrs. Thomas Beresford.

3. What was Tommy and Tuppence's joint venture named?

Answer: The Young Adventurers, Ltd.

The Young Adventurers, Ltd.'s motto was 'No unreasonable offer refused.'

4. Which shipwreck was Jane Finn a survivor of?

Answer: the Lusitania

The Lusitania was torpedoed by the Germans during WWI.

5. True or False: Was Julius P. Hersheimmer really Jane Finn's cousin?

Answer: True

Julius's father and Jane's mom were siblings.

6. Where did 'Mr. Brown' and his people hold Tommy captive?

Answer: The House in Soho

'Annette' helped Tommy escape from the House in Soho.

7. Who did Jane Finn pretend to be?

Answer: Annette

Jane Finn pretended to have amnesia, so that 'Mr. Brown' and his gang of villains wouldn't torture her into telling them where the treaty was hidden.

8. Where was the treaty hidden?

Answer: behind a painting of Marguerite

'Mr. Brown' tricked Tommy and Julius into thinking that the treaty was hidden in a rock near the cliff.

9. Who first realized who 'Mr. Brown' is?

Answer: Mrs. Vandemeyer

Mrs. Vandemeyer worked for 'Mr. Brown' and was about to tell Tuppence who he was, when he silenced her forever...

10. Who was the elusive 'Mr. Brown'?

Answer: Sir James Peel Edgerton

Sir James Peel Edgerton committed suicide after he revealed his true identity as 'Mr. Brown'.

Source: Author helena411

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