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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. In chapter 7, which lady spends a few hours with Poirot?
2. Who does Jackie claim to admire in chapter 12?
3. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?
4. What reason does Simon suggest Jackie thinks he married Linnet?
5. Who do Race and Poirot interview first about the two shootings in chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 16, what does the manager of the cruise ship show to Poirot? Where was it found?
2. What does Mrs. Otterbourne do for a living? How does Rosalie appear to feel about this occupation?
3. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?
4. In chapter 10, what happens to make Simon think that Jackie is trying to make an attempt on Linnet's life?
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. What is Poirot's first assessment of Simon and Linnet when he sees them on board the Karnak? How does this assessment soon change?
7. What is significant about the relationship between Tim and Joanna? Why does Tim make a point of telling Linnet about this relationship?
8. What is the most significant thing about the character of Linnet Ridgeway as she is introduced in chapter 1?
9. How does Tim Allerton respond to his mother's decision to invite Hercule Poirot to join them at their table at meal times?
10. In chapter 13, who is Poirot's first suspect when he learns that Linnet Doyle has been killed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Jackie admit to killing Linnet, the maid, and Mrs. Otterbourne? For what reason does she say she did this? Why did Simon marry Linnet in the first place? How does this prove that Linnet was not the bad person Jackie portrayed her to be? How did Simon really feel about Linnet? Why did he kill her? What did he hope would be the ultimate reward of killing Linnet? How does Jackie respond to Poirot's accusations? To the news that Simon has admitted the truth? What happens to Jackie and Simon in the end?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Jackie remain in the saloon long after everyone has left in chapter 12? Who does she encourage to remain with her? For what reason? With whom does Jackie pick a fight? For what apparent reason? How does this person respond to Jackie? What happens when Jackie pulls out a gun? Where does the gun end up? Who takes Jackie from the room? For what reason? Where is Jackie taken? Who is assigned to remain with Jackie? How does this provide Jackie with an alibi the following morning?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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