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

2. In chapter 24, who bursts into Dr. Bessner's cabin and claims to know who the killer is?
(a) Mrs. Allerton.
(b) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Mr. Pennington.

3. 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?
(a) Mr. Richetti.
(b) Mr. Fanthrop.
(c) Mr. Allerton.
(d) Mr. Ferguson.

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

5. In chapter 22, what type of handkerchiefs do Race and Poirot find in Richetti's cabin?
(a) White satin.
(b) Cheap linen.
(c) Colored silk.
(d) Cheap cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 31, how does Poirot react to the murder of Simon Doyle?

2. In chapter 24, where was Jackie when the most recent shooting took place?

3. In chapter 30, how does Jackie say Simon might have killed Linnet if she had not helped with the planning?

4. What does Race suggest in chapter 18 that he and Poirot should focus on next in their investigation.

5. In chapter 31, what does Poirot say about Cornelia when Ferguson calls her mad for marrying Dr. Bessner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?

2. In chapter 28, what does Cornelia learn about her aunt that upsets her? Why?

3. In chapter 20, who does Poirot and Race find has the pearls?

4. In chapter 21, what does Poirot discover about the pearls?

5. In chapter 27, why does Poirot decide to allow Tim Allerton to go free even though he has essentially confessed to a crime?

6. In chapter 31, what happens when Jackie and Simon are escorted off of the cruise ship to be turned over to police custody?

7. In chapter 31, who does Cornelia announce she plans to marry? For what reason?

8. In chapter 17, Miss Otterbourne refutes everything that Miss van Schuyler said about her in a previous chapter. Could Miss van Schuyler be lying? For what purpose?

9. In chapter 19, who does Simon Doyle ask to see? For what reason?

10. In chapter 19, what does Miss Otterbourne finally admit to Poirot? Why does Poirot think that Miss Otterbourne is continuing to lie to him?

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