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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 does Linnet Doyle claim has been following her while on her honeymoon?
2. Where does Race hypothesize the murderer got the gun to kill Linnet Doyle?
3. Why does Linnet Doyle change seats at dinner in chapter 3?
4. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
5. Who does Poirot overhear talking to one another at the end of chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?
2. What is Poirot's first assessment of Simon and Linnet when he sees them on board the Karnak? How does this assessment soon change?
3. 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?
4. In chapter 4, why does Linnet Doyle approach Poirot? What does she ask of him?
5. What is the most significant thing about the character of Linnet Ridgeway as she is introduced in chapter 1?
6. 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?
7. In chapter 5, what does Jackie tell Poirot about her relationship with Simon?
8. 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?
9. What does Jackie show Poirot in chapter 5? What is significant about this item?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following themes in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:
1) Wealth
2) Friendship
3) Betrayal.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Miss Van Schuyler? Where is she from? What is significant about her relationship with her niece, Cornelia? Describe Cornelia. How do the characters of Cornelia and Miss Van Schuyler compare? How are they different? How does Cornelia's personality compare to the other young women introduced in chapters one and two? Rosalie? Jackie? Linnet?
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