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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 25, who does Poirot claim Mr. Ferguson really is?
2. In chapter 19, what excuse does Jackie give Simon for shooting him?
3. In chapter 25, who takes charge over Miss Otterbourne?
4. In chapter 17, what does Rosalie Otterbourne say could cause her accuser to be wrong about what she/he saw?
5. In chapter 21, who do Poirot and Race claim they would like to interview next?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?
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 23, Poirot confronts Miss Otterbourne once again. What is the nature of this confrontation?
4. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?
5. In chapter 25, how does Cornelia react to the proposal of Mr. Ferguson? Why does Miss van Schuyler at first refuse to consider Mr. Ferguson as a suitor for her niece, but later thinks differently?
6. In chapter 20, why do Race and Poirot have all the passengers searched? What are they looking for?
7. In chapter 19, who does Simon Doyle ask to see? For what reason?
8. In chapter 21, what does Poirot discover about the pearls?
9. In chapter 21, where does Miss Bowers claim she got the pearls? Why did she not come forward sooner?
10. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the motive for the murder of Linnet Doyle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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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