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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 23, why does Poirot believe Linnet's maid has been murdered?
(a) She was blackmailing the killer.
(b) She was killed by a jealous lover.
(c) She was killed because she stole from one of the passengers.
(d) She was the killer and committed suicide out of guilt.

2. In chapter 28, for what reason does Poirot give Race for why he has not admitted that he already knows who the real killer is?
(a) He is trying to tie up loose ends.
(b) He wants to be sure he is correct.
(c) He enjoys prolonging the investigation.
(d) He is teasing Race.

3. In chapter 18, why does Rosalie say she has forgotten how to be nice?
(a) The stress of hiding her mother's vice.
(b) Her mother's impending death makes her depressed.
(c) She was badly heartbroken.
(d) Her father's death had a profound toll on her.

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

5. In chapter 20, who are Race and Poirot told wants to speak with them?
(a) Miss Bowers.
(b) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

6. In chapter 31, what weapon does the killer of Simon Doyle use?
(a) A pearl handled pistol that matches the murder weapon in the Linnet Doyle case.
(b) Mr. Pennington's pistol.
(c) Mr. Richetti's pistol.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne's pistol.

7. In chapter 20, to whom does Poirot whisper before he leaves the dining room?
(a) Mrs. Allerton.
(b) Tim Allerton.
(c) Race.
(d) Cornelia Robson.

8. In chapter 22, in whose cabin do Race and Poirot find a gun?
(a) Ferguson's.
(b) Pennington's.
(c) Doyle's.
(d) Bessner's.

9. In chapter 28, who assures Cornelia that everything outside of the actual evidence against the killer is being concealed?
(a) Mr. Ferguson.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Dr. Bessner.
(d) Race.

10. In chapter 25, who takes charge over Miss Otterbourne?
(a) Miss Bowers.
(b) Mrs. Allerton.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Miss van Schuyler.

11. In chapter 31, what does Poirot say about Cornelia when Ferguson calls her mad for marrying Dr. Bessner?
(a) She has an original mind.
(b) She is very intelligent.
(c) She is madly in love.
(d) She is truly mad.

12. In chapter 27, who does Poirot reveal that he has recently attempted to prove was involved in a jewelry theft?
(a) Tim Allerton.
(b) Joanna Southwood.
(c) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) Mrs. Allerton.

13. In chapter 22, for what reason does Race suggest Linnet might have worn fake pearls?
(a) She could not afford the real ones.
(b) To protect the real ones from theft.
(c) She prefers the look of the fake pearls to the real ones.
(d) To protect herself from attack.

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) He will bleed to death.
(c) A permanent limp.
(d) An infection to the broken bone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 27, of whose murder does Poirot openly accuse Tim Allerton?

2. In chapter 24, who becomes openly upset about Simon Doyle's condition?

3. 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?

4. In chapter 24, who bursts into Dr. Bessner's cabin and claims to know who the killer is?

5. In chapter 17, who claims that he heard a sound like a champagne cork popping, the possible sound of Jackie's shot in the salon?

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