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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fleetwood?

2. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?

3. Who does Poirot say in chapter 7 governs the affairs of life and death?

4. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?

5. Why does Jackie pull a gun on Simon Doyle in chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In chapter 4, why does Linnet Doyle approach Poirot? What does she ask of him?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In chapter 10, what happens to make Simon think that Jackie is trying to make an attempt on Linnet's life?

8. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Point of view

2) Structure

3) Language

4) Setting.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Rosalie Otterbourne? What is her relationship to Poirot? How do most people see Rosalie upon first meeting her? What is Rosalie's mother like? What does Mrs. Otterbourne do for a living? How does this occupation embarrass Rosalie? For what reason? Who is Tim Allerton? How are the characters of Tim and Rosalie similar? How are they different? Why does Tim dislike Rosalie upon their first meeting? Is this opinion likely to change as the novel progresses? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

How was Linnet killed? What is found written on the wall over her bed? Who does this indicate as Linnet's killer? What other items of interest does Poirot find in Linnet's room? Who do Poirot and Race immediately look to as a suspect in Linnet's death? How is this first suspect ruled out? Who becomes the next suspect? Based on what information? How many people are interviewed in the death of Linnet? How many have a clear alibi for the murder?

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