Задание

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Agatha Christie was a famous English crime writer who is best known for her detective stories. She was born in 1890 in England to an American father and an English mother. She was the youngest of three children.

Agatha Christie never attended school. She taught herself how to read when she was only four and later her parents got her tutors to help with her maths, French, music, and dance.

During the First World War, Agatha worked as a nurse in a hospital, and it was during this time that Agatha Christie got the idea of writing a detective novel. The Mysterious Affair at Styles introduced the Belgian police officer, Hercule Poirot, to the world and was a great success. Agatha wrote more than 30 novels featuring Poirot.

She wrote over 66 novels, the most famous being Murder on the Orient Express, and according to the Guinness Book of records, Agatha Christie is the best-selling writer of her time with over four billion books sold throughout the world. In 1971, she was awarded the high honour of Dame of the British Empire before passing away peacefully on 21st January 1976.

1. Who was Agatha Christie?

2. Who were Agatha Christie's parents?

3. How many siblings did Agatha Christie have?

4. Did Agatha Christie attend school?

5. How did Agatha Christie learn to read?

6. What was Agatha Christie's job during the First World War?

7. Which of Agatha Christie's novels introduced Hercule Poirot?

8. According to the Guinness Book of records, what is Agatha Christie's achievement?