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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Poirot say in chapter 7 governs the affairs of life and death?
(a) God.
(b) Individuals.
(c) The police.
(d) Governments.

2. What do Poirot and Mrs. Allerton think of Mr. Fanthrop in chapter 7?
(a) He is gentle and unassuming.
(b) He is loud and boisterous.
(c) He is quiet and intelligent.
(d) He is crude and annoying.

3. What does Mrs. Otterbourne insist on giving Poirot in chapter 3?
(a) A new magazine.
(b) A tip.
(c) A picture of herself.
(d) One of her novels.

4. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.
(b) She has chosen a dangerous path.
(c) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(d) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.

5. Why does the maid turn to Simon Doyle in chapter 14 for reassurance?
(a) She turns to Doyle because he is still her employer.
(b) She feels Poirot is accusing her of murder.
(c) She is trying to blackmail him without Poirot knowing it.
(d) She is afraid she will be accused of theft in Linnet's pearls.

6. What reason does Miss van Schuyler give for her family never becoming friendly with Linnet Ridgeway's family?
(a) The Ridgeways were rude and unfriendly.
(b) The Ridgeways were new money.
(c) The Ridgeways were uncouth.
(d) The Ridgeways were nobodies outside of their wealth.

7. Who is Linnet Ridgeway?
(a) A wealthy American.
(b) A Russian princess.
(c) An English royal.
(d) A French heiress.

8. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?
(a) He has no jurisdiction in Egypt.
(b) She is in the right and the Doyles are in the wrong.
(c) She has a right to her emotions.
(d) She has done nothing illegal yet.

9. Who is Fleetwood?
(a) Linnet's former estate manager.
(b) Linnet's former lover.
(c) The ship's manager.
(d) An engineer on the ship.

10. Who overhears Jackie de Bellefort and Simon Doyle talking in a restaurant in chapter 1?
(a) Linnet Ridgeway.
(b) Hercule Poirot.
(c) Joanna Southwood.
(d) Tim Allerton.

11. Who do Race and Poirot interview first about the two shootings in chapter 13?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Simon.
(c) Mr. Allerton.
(d) Cornelia.

12. How does Mr. Pennington say he missed a letter informing him of Linnet's marriage?
(a) Her letter was lost in the mail.
(b) He sailed from New York before her letter could reach him.
(c) Her letter arrived late to his office.
(d) She never attempted to notifiy him.

13. In chapter 15, where does Poirot think the killer might have placed the murder weapon?
(a) In Jackie's cabin or in Linnet's dressing room.
(b) In the salon or he threw it overboard.
(c) In Jackie's cabin or he threw it overboard.
(d) In Linnet's cabin or in the salon.

14. How do many of the other vacationers appear to know Hercule Poirot?
(a) He is a well-known novelist.
(b) He is a wealthy man who often travels in such circles.
(c) He is a famous entertainer.
(d) He is a well-known detective.

15. How many suspects do Poirot and Race identify in chapter 15?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Linnet Ridgeway recently purchased that has caused a great deal of gossip?

2. Where does Poirot decide to spend the final two hours before lunch in chapter 7?

3. What is the Karnak?

4. Why does Poirot suggest that Linnet Doyle has put up with harassment on her honeymoon?

5. What word does Poirot ask to have defined in chapter 11?

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