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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 22, what does Poirot find unusual about Mr. Tim Allerton's belongings?
(a) He has no correspondence at all.
(b) He has no books.
(c) He posseses a large rosary.
(d) He posseses a great many magazines.

2. In chapter 27, of whose murder does Poirot openly accuse Tim Allerton?
(a) Linnet.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(d) The maid.

3. In chapter 21, who are Race and Poirot told took the pearls from Linnet Doyle's room?
(a) Cornelia Robson.
(b) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Mr. Tim Allerton.

4. In chapter 22, what does Poirot find interesting in Linnet Doyle's cabin?
(a) Her bed.
(b) The contents of her closet.
(c) Her collection of literature.
(d) Her nail polish bottles.

5. In chapter 24, why do Poirot and Race go to speak to Simon Doyle?
(a) They want to begin making plans for Linnet's burial.
(b) They want to know the contents of the telegram Linnet opened by mistake.
(c) They want to assure him that they are doing the best they can to solve the case.
(d) They want to know who else might have wanted to kill Linnet.

6. In chapter 25, how does Poirot suggest the killer got away so quickly after the third shooting?
(a) He or she jumped over the railing to the deck below.
(b) He or she pretended to be part of the curious crowd that gathered.
(c) He or she slipped into a nearby cabin.
(d) He or she hid in a nearby service room.

7. In chapter 23, what type of weapon does Poirot believe was used in the death of Linnet's maid?
(a) A rope around her neck.
(b) A large caliber gun.
(c) A surgical knife.
(d) Someone's hands.

8. In chapter 31, how does Poirot react to the murder of Simon Doyle?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He feels he got an easier death than he deserved.
(c) He is shocked.
(d) He is ashamed that he did not see it coming.

9. In chapter 27, who does Poirot reveal that he has recently attempted to prove was involved in a jewelry theft?
(a) Joanna Southwood.
(b) Tim Allerton.
(c) Mrs. Allerton.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

10. In chapter 19, what excuse does Jackie give Simon for shooting him?
(a) She was tired of waiting for him to come back to her.
(b) She was drunk.
(c) She was briefly out of her mind.
(d) She was angry.

11. What does Race suggest in chapter 18 that he and Poirot should focus on next in their investigation.
(a) The missing pearl necklace.
(b) Arranging Linnet's funeral.
(c) Clearing Jackie's name.
(d) Getting Simon to a hospital.

12. In chapter 17, Rosalie Otterbourne outright denies accusations that she was threw something overboard the night before. Who made this accusation?
(a) Cornelia Robson.
(b) Miss Bowers.
(c) Mr. Pennington.
(d) Miss van Schuyler.

13. In chapter 17, what does Rosalie Otterbourne say could cause her accuser to be wrong about what she/he saw?
(a) He was looking through dirty eyeglasses.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) She is half blind.
(d) She was dreaming.

14. To whom in chapter 19 does Poirot comment on the vision of the moon after the sun has disappeared, a thought both Simon Doyle and Jackie de Bellefort have previously expressed to him?
(a) Dr. Bessner.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Colonel Race.

15. In chapter 29, who does Poirot say killed Linnet's maid and Mrs. Otterbourne?
(a) Cornelia Robson.
(b) Mr. Pennington.
(c) Simon Doyle.
(d) Jackie de Bellefort.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 20, what is the main bit of gossip as the passengers gather for lunch?

2. In chapter 22, what do Race and Poirot find in Mr. Fanthrop's cabin?

3. In chapter 19, what does Poirot suggest is Mrs. Otterbourne's hidden vice?

4. In chapter 23, why does Poirot believe Linnet's maid has been murdered?

5. In chapter 30, how does Jackie say Simon might have killed Linnet if she had not helped with the planning?

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