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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 18, does Mr. Pennington know who might have a grudge against Linnet on the ship?
(a) Yes, Mr. Ferguson.
(b) Yes, Mr. Fanthrop.
(c) No.
(d) No, but he knows Windlesham is still angry with her.

2. In chapter 23, who asks Poirot the motive for the maid's death?
(a) Mr. Pennington.
(b) Tim Allerton.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Cornelia.

3. In chapter 29, who does Poirot suggest was drugged the night Linnet was murdered?
(a) Himself.
(b) Linnet.
(c) Simon.
(d) Race.

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

5. In chapter 18, Mr. Pennington suggests who might be the murderer?
(a) Jacqueline de Bellefort.
(b) Mr. Fanthrop.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Simon Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In chapter 27, where does Poirot suggest someone hid the real pearl necklace stolen from Linnet Doyle?

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

4. In chapter 25, why does Mr. Ferguson claim he would like to marry Cornelia Robson?

5. In chapter 26, why does Pennington say he had not motive to kill Linnet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter 25, how does Pennington respond when Poirot and Race confront him about the use of his gun in the murder of Mrs. Otterbourne?

3. In chapter 21, where does Miss Bowers claim she got the pearls? Why did she not come forward sooner?

4. In chapter 27, with what does Poirot confront Tim Allerton?

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

6. In chapter 30, how does Jackie claim that Simon Doyle felt about Linnet from the moment they met?

7. In chapter 23, what do Poirot and Race find while investigating the death of Linnet Doyle's maid?

8. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?

9. In chapter 18, Poirot and Race interview Mr. Pennington. Who does Mr. Pennington suggest is the killer? What reason does Mr. Pennington give for quickly leaving the interview?

10. 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?

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