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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 Poirot refuse to accept a paying customer in chapter 4?
(a) He is outside his jurisdiction.
(b) He is unqualified for the job.
(c) He is on vacation.
(d) He dislikes the prospective customer.

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

3. Why does Poirot suggest that Linnet Doyle has put up with harassment on her honeymoon?
(a) She is not truly afraid.
(b) She likes the attention.
(c) She feels guilty for her own actions.
(d) She likes how it makes her new husband overprotective.

4. Where does Poirot decide to spend the final two hours before lunch in chapter 7?
(a) The hotel bar.
(b) Shellal.
(c) Elephantine Island.
(d) Cairo.

5. Where does Race hypothesize the murderer got the gun to kill Linnet Doyle?
(a) It is an exact duplicate of Jackie's gun.
(b) He stole it from the salon after Jackie dropped it.
(c) Jackie returned to the salon and reclaimed the gun.
(d) Jackie never dropped the gun in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?

2. Who does Jackie suggest might have killed Linnet in chapter 14?

3. How many suspects do Poirot and Race identify in chapter 15?

4. Who is Windlesham?

5. Why does Simon Doyle ask to speak with Poirot in chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 9, Mr. Pennington attempts to have Linnet sign some legal papers for him? What does Linnet do that annoys Mr. Pennington? How does Simon say he would do things differently?

2. In chapter 10, who does Poirot speak to about Linnet? What does he learn?

3. In chapter 13, who is Poirot's first suspect when he learns that Linnet Doyle has been killed?

4. In chapter 2, what scene does Poirot witness between Linnet, Simon, and Jackie? What is significant about this scene?

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

6. What is the most significant thing about the character of Linnet Ridgeway as she is introduced in chapter 1?

7. What does Jackie show Poirot in chapter 5? What is significant about this item?

8. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?

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

10. In chapter 11, what does Linnet accidentally read? How does the injured party react to Linnet's actions?

(see the answer keys)

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