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1. Montague Egg is a commercial traveller, or "travelling representative" - what product does he sell?
2. What company is Monty a salesman for?
3. How does Monty Egg deal with any conflict or decision in his life?
4. In "The Poisoned Dow '08", the victim had been given some poisoned port wine. How is the poison introduced into the wine?
5. In "Sleuths on the Scent", we know that the murderer is a man who has been trained in pharmacy. How does he give himself away?
6. "Murder at Pentecost" takes place at Oxford University. What Oxford landmark plays a prominent part in the mystery?
7. In the story "A Shot at Goal", the solution to the mystery (the murder of a wealthy mill-owner) hinges upon what common mistake?
8. Several Montague Egg mysteries hinge upon time and clocks for their solution. In "Dirt Cheap", Monty is staying at an inferior inn when the murder of a fellow commercial traveller occurs. What is the time-related solution to the mystery?
9. In the story "Maher-shalal-hashbaz", Montague Egg does a good turn for a young girl, and finds himself involved in a particularly nasty murder. Who IS Maher-shalal-hashbaz?
10. What gives the solution to the mystery in the story "False Weight", a tale of the murder of a commercial traveller who takes advantage of his job to indulge in a bit of bigamy?
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