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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. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?
2. Where is Cornelia from?
3. Who do Race and Poirot agree in chapter 15 they do not trust?
4. Where does Poirot decide to spend the final two hours before lunch in chapter 7?
5. Who does Linnet Doyle claim has been following her while on her honeymoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?
3. In chapter 10, who does Poirot speak to about Linnet? What does he learn?
4. How does Poirot react in chapter 8 when he sees Jackie on board the cruise ship?
5. In chapter 12, why does Jackie insist that Cornelia remain in the salon long after Cornelia would have preferred to retire to her own room? What happens?
6. In chapter 15, what common thing do three of the passengers report hearing about the time of the murder? What does this cause Poirot to believe happened just after the murder?
7. In chapter 2, what scene does Poirot witness between Linnet, Simon, and Jackie? What is significant about this scene?
8. What does Jackie show Poirot in chapter 5? What is significant about this item?
9. 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?
10. What is the most significant thing about the character of Linnet Ridgeway as she is introduced in chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Mrs. Allerton invite Poirot to join she and her son at their dining table on the cruise ship? How does Tim react to this news? For what reason? What dominates the conversation at dinner the first night on the cruise ship? Which couple do the passengers seem most interested in? For what reason? How do most of the passengers get along? How do Simon and Linnet react to seeing Jackie on the cruise ship? For what reason?
Essay Topic 2
How was Simon shot? Why did Simon spend the night in Dr. Bessner's room? What bad news does Simon learn the next morning? How does Simon's injury provide him with an alibi? Who does Simon insist on seeing the next morning? For what reason? What happened to the gun used to shoot Simon? Who was sent to find the gun the night before? What did he report?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Hercule Poirot? What does he do for a living? How do people know about Poirot and his career choices? Where does Poirot choose to go on vacation? How does his fame interfere with Poirot's vacation? How does Poirot come to meet Linnet Ridgeway? What significant event has taken place in Linnet's life in the past six months? How has it changed Linnet's life? Why does Linnet seek out Poirot's advice during her honeymoon? What does Linnet hope Poirot can do for her? Can he?
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