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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 19, what does Poirot suggest is Mrs. Otterbourne's hidden vice?
(a) She takes drugs.
(b) She drinks.
(c) She smokes.
(d) She overeats.

2. In chapter 18, what does Mr. Pennington claim to have heard the night Linnet was murdered?
(a) The commotion outside Dr. Bessner's cabin.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) Someone running.
(d) A splash in the river.

3. In chapter 29, what assumption does Poirot say he and Race made at the beginning of the investigation?
(a) That the murder was carefully planned.
(b) That the murder was committed by someone who did not know Linnet.
(c) That the murder was one of passion.
(d) That the murder was committed on the spur of the moment.

4. In chapter 21, where were the pearls discovered the morning after Linnet's murder?
(a) In the salon.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In MIss van Schuyler's cabin.
(d) In Cornelia's cabin.

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

6. In chapter 25, who does Poirot claim Mr. Ferguson really is?
(a) Marquess of Acquitaine.
(b) Prince Andrew.
(c) Duke of Westminster.
(d) Lord Dawlish.

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

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

9. In chapter 26, what crime does Pennington admit to committing?
(a) Preventing the marriage of the engineer.
(b) Poisoning the maid.
(c) Shooting Mrs. Otterbourne.
(d) Pushing the boulder that nearly crushed Linnet.

10. In chapter 25, why does Mr. Ferguson claim he would like to marry Cornelia Robson?
(a) She would be a perfect royal's wife.
(b) She has spirit.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She would make strong, healthy babies.

11. In chapter 26, who does Fanthorp claim sent him on this trip?
(a) Linnet's cousin.
(b) Linnet's English attorney.
(c) Linnet's father.
(d) Linnet's former fiance.

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

13. In chapter 21, who do Poirot and Race claim they would like to interview next?
(a) Bessner.
(b) Pennington.
(c) Fanthrop.
(d) Tim Allerton.

14. In chapter 24, what danger does Miss Bowers suggest Simon Doyle faces if he does not reach a hospital soon?
(a) Septicemia, blood poisoning.
(b) A permanent limp.
(c) He will bleed to death.
(d) An infection to the broken bone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In chapter 29, who does Poirot suggest killed Linnet Doyle?

3. In chapter 21, for what reason does Poirot suggest no one heard the gunshot that took Linnet's life?

4. In chapter 28, who assures Cornelia that everything outside of the actual evidence against the killer is being concealed?

5. In chapter 25, what does Mr. Ferguson claim is wrong about the education Cornelia claims to be recieving?

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