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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Simon say when Poirot asks if he believes Jackie capable of murder?
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes, but not with something as violent as a gun.
(c) In the right circumstances.
(d) No.

2. Where is Cornelia from?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) England.

3. What is the Karnak?
(a) A city on the Nile.
(b) A hotel.
(c) The cruise ship.
(d) A tour line.

4. Who does Miss van Schuyler blame for her late bedtime the night of the murder?
(a) Linnet.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Miss Bowers.
(d) Rosalie.

5. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Anthropology.

6. Who does Poirot learn in chapter 13 found the body of Linnet Doyle?
(a) Her maid.
(b) Jackie.
(c) The ship's manager.
(d) Simon.

7. 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 is trying to blackmail him without Poirot knowing it.
(c) She feels Poirot is accusing her of murder.
(d) She is afraid she will be accused of theft in Linnet's pearls.

8. On what part of his body does Simon Doyle suffer a gunshot wound in chapter 12?
(a) His leg.
(b) His belly.
(c) His arm.
(d) His head.

9. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?
(a) She is very unhappy.
(b) She is a simpleton.
(c) She is cruel.
(d) She is overly joyous.

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

11. What is wrapped around the gun when the ship's personnel find it in the river?
(a) A man's jacket.
(b) Miss van Schuyler's fur stole.
(c) A woman's petticoat.
(d) A small pillow.

12. How was Linnet Doyle killed?
(a) A single shot to the head.
(b) A knife to the heart.
(c) A single shot to the chest.
(d) Multiple knife wounds to her body.

13. Who appears to be following Simon and Linnet Doyle in chapter 2?
(a) Tim Allerton.
(b) Hercule Poirot.
(c) Jackie de Bellefort.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

14. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?
(a) She is unkind by nature.
(b) She is heartbroken.
(c) She is English.
(d) She is stressed by her mother's eccentricity.

15. Who do Race and Poirot agree in chapter 15 they do not trust?
(a) Cornelia Robson.
(b) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(c) Linnet's maid.
(d) Simon Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?

2. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?

3. What reason does Miss van Schuyler give for her family never becoming friendly with Linnet Ridgeway's family?

4. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?

5. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?

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