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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 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.

2. In chapter 30, who does Jackie says came up with the plan to kill Linnet originally?
(a) No one, it was just an act of opportunity.
(b) Both she and Simon came up with it together.
(c) Simon did.
(d) She did.

3. In chapter 21, who are Race and Poirot told took the pearls from Linnet Doyle's room?
(a) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(b) Miss van Schuyler.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Mr. Tim Allerton.

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

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

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

7. In chapter 27, where does Poirot suggest someone hid the real pearl necklace stolen from Linnet Doyle?
(a) In a collection of cheap souvenirs.
(b) Inside a liquor bottle.
(c) Inside a rosary.
(d) In the hallowed out space of a book.

8. In chapter 25, what does Mr. Ferguson claim is wrong about the education Cornelia claims to be recieving?
(a) It is too difficult for a woman.
(b) It focuses on the past and should focus on the future.
(c) It focuses on men rather than women.
(d) It is not difficult enough.

9. In chapter 28, what does Cornelia say when she learns that Mr. Ferguson is really a high born man?
(a) She thinks he is crazy.
(b) She decides to rethink his proposal.
(c) She thinks he is playing games with everyone.
(d) She plans to avoid him in the future.

10. In chapter 30, why does Jackie say it is good that she has been caught?
(a) She no longer wants Linnet's money.
(b) She no longer wants to be with Simon.
(c) She feels she might do it again.
(d) She is overwhelmed with guilt.

11. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the contents of one of Linnet Doyle's nail polish bottles?
(a) Poison.
(b) Sleeping draught.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Red ink.

12. In chapter 21, what ailment does Miss Bower's claim Miss van Schuyler suffers from?
(a) Memory loss.
(b) Heart palpatations.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Deafness.

13. In chapter 31, who is to be escorted off the ship first?
(a) Richetti.
(b) Jackie.
(c) The innocent passengers.
(d) Simon Doyle.

14. In chapter 23, how does Rosalie Otterbourne react when Poirot accuses her of having a gun in her handbag?
(a) She allows him to search the bag.
(b) She denies it and rushes off crying.
(c) She suggests that Poirot has lost his mind.
(d) She denies it, but does not allow him to see the bag.

15. 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) Linnet Doyle.
(b) Joanna Southwood.
(c) Tim Allerton.
(d) Mr. Ferguson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 30, who has been sitting with Jackie de Bellefort?

2. In chapter 21, who do Poirot and Race claim they would like to interview next?

3. For what reason does Mrs. Otterbourne suggest Miss Bowers might be Linnet's killer in chapter 17?

4. In chapter 29, how many bullets were used from the murder weapon?

5. In chapter 30, why does Jackie claim Poirot has no evidence against her and Simon?

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