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The 1944 death of Gordon Cloade in a bombing raid, shortly after his marriage to Rosaleen, created complications for his siblings in 1946 when Enoch Arden arrives in the village of Warmsley Vale.
2 quizzes and 20 trivia questions.
1.
  'Taken at the Flood'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Warmsley Vale, a small English village, has suddenly become a hot spot for crime. It's up to Hercule Poirot to find out if they were just a series of bizarre coincidences or deliberate crimes. Caution: spoilers
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Oct 06 05
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zorba_scank
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  Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is one of Christie's lesser known novels, but that does not mean it lacked intrigue. CAUTION: CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jan 06 10
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Joepetz gold member
367 plays

Taken at the Flood Trivia Questions
1. Which two characters seek the help of Poirot?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: Aunt Kathie and Rowley

Aunt Kathie claimed that she was seeing signs that Rosaleen's first husband was still alive. Rowley went to see if Poirot could find out if Rosaleen's first husband was Enoch Arden.

2. How much money (in pounds) did Adela receive from Rosaleen?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: 500

Lynn was not happy that her mother asked for money.

3. Who was Lynn Marchmont engaged to marry?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: Rowley Cloade

Lynn and Rowley were in love and had just gotten engaged when the war broke out. Lynn left to join the WRENs and had returned after spending six years overseas. She now found Rowley, who had stayed back at Warmsley Vale, to be too dull.

4. Why didn't Frances get money from Rosaleen?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: David had returned home

David was greedy and would not let Rosaleen give out money.

5. How much money had Adela Marchmont borrowed from Rosaleen Cloade?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: Five hundred pounds

Lynn desperately wanted to pay back the money as she hated the thought of taking money from David.

6. Whose initials were on the lighter that was left at Enoch Arden's crime scene?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: David's

Rosaleen had left the lighter at Rowley's ranch and he left it at the scene.

7. Who had paid Charles Trenton to blackmail Rosaleen and David?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: Frances Cloade

Charles was Frances' cousin. Rowley realized that Charles was related to Frances and thought they were trying to double cross him. Hercule Poirot, too, immediately identified the family resemblance when he saw a picture of Frances with her father.

8. What is the name of the barmaid at the tavern?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: Beatrice

She listened in on Enoch's conversation with David and spread rumors that Rosaleen's husband was still alive.

9. Why did Jeremy Cloade require ten thousand pounds?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: He had to replace the money he had embezzled from the trust funds.

Frances tried requesting Rosaleen to lend them the money but David refused. As a result, Frances was forced to cook up a scheme to get the money from Rosaleen by unfair means.

10. Which characters have never had some sort of romance between them?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: Rowley and Gladys

Gladys is a girl who works at the tavern and never even had a conversation with Rowley in the book. Rowley and Lynn are engaged. Lynn thought about leaving Rowley for David. Jeremy and Frances are married.

11. Where did Rosaleen live after marrying Robert Underhay?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: Nigeria

She had met Robert Underhay in South Africa where she had gone as part of an acting troupe. After her separation from Robert, she moved to South America. She met Gordon Cloade on a ship voyage from South America to the United States and they had got married in New York.

12. How did Hercule Poirot classify the three deaths?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: One accident, one suicide and one murder

He later proved that the death of Charles Trenton (Enoch Arden) had been an accident, Major Porter had committed suicide and Rosaleen Cloade had been murdered.

13. Which character needs money to avoid going to jail for embezzlement?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood"

Answer: Jeremy Cloade

Jeremy has been embezzling for years and it caught up with him. He needed money to silence people from calling the police on him.

14. Who had murdered Rosaleen Cloade?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: David Hunter

Rosaleen was poisoned by David Hunter. He had substituted morphia in one of the powders which Dr. Lionel Cloade had prescribed for her. He was afraid she would be driven to confession by her conscience and jeopardize his entire plan. Also, he had now fallen in love with Lynn Marchmont.

15. What was the real identity of Rosaleen Cloade?

From Quiz 'Taken at the Flood'

Answer: Eileen Corrigan

The real Rosaleen Cloade had died in the Blitz along with her husband, Gordon Cloade. Eileen, one of the maids, and David were the only survivors. David came up with the idea of Eileen impersonating his dead sister in order to claim Gordon's estate.

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