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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?
(a) She is overly joyous.
(b) She is very unhappy.
(c) She is cruel.
(d) She is a simpleton.

3. Who is Windlesham?
(a) One of Linnet's lawyers.
(b) The previous owner of Wode Hall.
(c) Linnet's previous fiance.
(d) A business man Linnet's father crossed.

4. In chapter 5, where does Poirot tell Jackie he has seen her previously?
(a) In a hotel in London.
(b) On a flight from England to Egypt.
(c) In a restaurant called Chez Ma Tante.
(d) At Linnet Doyle's wedding.

5. Who appears to be following Simon and Linnet Doyle in chapter 2?
(a) Hercule Poirot.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Tim Allerton.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Poirot and Mrs. Allerton think of Mr. Fanthrop in chapter 7?

3. How does Mr. Pennington say he missed a letter informing him of Linnet's marriage?

4. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?

5. How does Linnet mistake a telegram meant for Mr. Richetti as her own in chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 6, who does Simon Doyle tell Poirot Mr. Pennington is? What is significant about Pennington's running into Linnet and Simon on their honeymoon?

2. In chapter 9, what is odd about Mrs. Otterbourne's behavior?

3. In chapter 14, Poirot and Race interview Simon Doyle about the death of his wife. Who does Simon immediately defend as the murderer? Who does Simon suggest might have committed the murder?

4. In chapter 16, what does the manager of the cruise ship show to Poirot? Where was it found?

5. In chapter 14, Poirot and Race interview Linnet's nurse. What is odd about her behavior? What does she reveal that Poirot and Race did not previously know?

6. In chapter 6, what advice does Poirot give to Simon Doyle about evading Jackie in the future?

7. How does Tim Allerton respond to his mother's decision to invite Hercule Poirot to join them at their table at meal times?

8. In chapter 15, why does one of the ship's engineers claim he disliked Linnet Doyle?

9. In chapter 16, Race and Poirot interview Miss van Schuyler. Who does Miss van Schuyler claim she saw throwing something overboard the night of the murder? What does this imply about the person in question?

10. What is Poirot's first assessment of Simon and Linnet when he sees them on board the Karnak? How does this assessment soon change?

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