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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 23, what does Poirot openly accuse Rosalie Otterbourne of lying about?
(a) Of seeing someone in Linnet's cabin the night of her murder.
(b) Of knowing who owns the knife that killed the maid.
(c) Of seeing who killed the maid.
(d) Of knowing where the pistol spotted in her bag is.

2. Where does Mr. Pennington say in chapter 18 that Linnet was raised?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) America.

3. In chapter 20, who does Mrs. Allerton suggest would accuse a friend of the family, Mrs. Portarlington, to have replaced the diamonds in an expensive necklace with fakes?
(a) Joanna Southwood.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Linnet Doyle.
(d) Tim Allerton.

4. In chapter 24, who does Poirot see walking toward the scene of the most recent shooting?
(a) Mr. Richetti.
(b) Mr. Fanthrop.
(c) Tim Allerton.
(d) Mr. Pennington.

5. In chapter 18, does Mr. Pennington know who might have a grudge against Linnet on the ship?
(a) Yes, Mr. Ferguson.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, Mr. Fanthrop.
(d) No, but he knows Windlesham is still angry with her.

6. In chapter 28, what does Dr. Bessner reveal was the content of the telegram Linnet opened by accident?
(a) It was news from a sick relative.
(b) It was of a private nature.
(c) It was of a financial nature.
(d) It was about vegetables.

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

8. In chapter 21, why do Poirot and Race decide to search the boat even though the pearls have been discovered?
(a) They believe the killer has another weapon.
(b) They want to prevent another murder.
(c) They think the theif has stolen other goods.
(d) They want to look for evidence in the murder.

9. In chapter 27, for what reason does Poirot give that Pennington could not have committed Linnet's murder?
(a) He is not courageous enough.
(b) He is not audacious enough.
(c) He is not smart enough.
(d) He is not brave enough.

10. In chapter 18, how many of the passengers are Poirot and Race able to rule out in the murder of Linnet Doyle?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

11. In chapter 24, who becomes openly upset about Simon Doyle's condition?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Cornelia.

12. In chapter 26, what profession does Fanthrop admit to being a part of?
(a) The medical.
(b) Finance.
(c) Law enforcement.
(d) The law.

13. In chapter 28, who does Race come to believe Mr. Richetti is?
(a) His agitator.
(b) A foreign royal.
(c) A known criminal.
(d) A wanted forger.

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) Simon Doyle.
(b) Cornelia Robson.
(c) Colonel Race.
(d) Dr. Bessner.

15. In chapter 17, who told some of the passengers that Linnet Doyle was one of the richest women in England?
(a) Pennington.
(b) Richetti.
(c) Fleetwood.
(d) Ferguson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 21, what ailment does Miss Bower's claim Miss van Schuyler suffers from?

2. In chapter 18, why does Poirot think Rosalie hesitates before saying she saw no one on the deck when she went there to throw overboard her mother's items?

3. In chapter 31, why does Poirot suggest to Race that Jackie became involved in the murder plot?

4. In chapter 27, who does Poirot suggest Rosalie Otterbourne saw leaving Linnet's cabin and has been trying to protect?

5. In chapter 25, why does Mr. Ferguson claim he would like to marry Cornelia Robson?

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