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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alibi does Fleetwood offer in chapter 15?
(a) He was working.
(b) He was with his girlfriend.
(c) He was off the ship.
(d) He was sleeping.

2. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?
(a) Her overly friendly attitude toward Tim Allerton and Simon Doyle.
(b) Her apparent crush on Hercule Poirot.
(c) Her silent, rude behavior.
(d) Her open discussions on sex.

3. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?
(a) She is charming.
(b) She is glamorous.
(c) She is wealthy.
(d) She is beautiful.

4. Where does Mrs. Allerton claim she learned about Jackie's innocence in the murder of Linnet Doyle in chapter 15?
(a) Miss van Schuyler.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

5. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?
(a) The Queen Mary.
(b) The Carmanic.
(c) The Karnak.
(d) The Southern Belle.

6. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?
(a) He will provide her with a gun.
(b) He will contact a lawyer for her.
(c) He will speak to a friend at Scotland Yard.
(d) He will speak to Jackie.

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

8. Who does Dr. Bessner mention in chapter 14 might have had a grudge against Linnet Doyle?
(a) An engineer on the ship.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Mr. Allerton.

9. Who does Poirot overhear talking to one another at the end of chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Fanthrop and Cornelia.
(b) Mr. Fanthrop and Rosalie Otterbourne.
(c) Tim Allerton and Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) Tim Allerton and Cornelia.

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

11. Why does Mrs. Allerton say she thought her son would enjoy sharing a table with Hercule Poirot aboard the cruise ship?
(a) He is a kind and generous person.
(b) He likes detective stories.
(c) He likes for his mother to meet new people.
(d) He is always ready to meet new people.

12. What item does Mrs. Otterbourne often wear that many passengers note throughout the novel, including in chapter 7?
(a) A turban.
(b) A sarong.
(c) A veiled hat.
(d) A velvet stole.

13. Who compliments Linnet Doyle in chapter 9 for her behavior while signing documents for Mr.Pennington?
(a) Mr. Fanthrop.
(b) Mr. Allerton.
(c) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(d) Miss van Schuyler.

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

15. Where did Colonel Race learn that his agitator would be on the cruise ship?
(a) Police intuition.
(b) From a police informant.
(c) From a coded letter.
(d) From an accomplice of the agitator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jackie claim to admire in chapter 12?

2. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?

3. What kind of mood does Poirot note in chapter 10 Linnet Doyle has adopted?

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

5. Who rescues Linnet from the falling boulder in chapter 10?

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