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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 21, who do Poirot and Race claim they would like to interview next?

2. In chapter 26, what crime does Pennington admit to committing?

3. In chapter 22, what do Race and Poirot find in Mr. Fanthrop's cabin?

4. In chapter 21, who are Race and Poirot told took the pearls from Linnet Doyle's room?

5. In chapter 28, what does Cornelia say when she learns that Mr. Ferguson is really a high born man?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 30, how does Jackie claim that Simon Doyle felt about Linnet from the moment they met?

2. 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?

3. In chapter 31, what happens when Jackie and Simon are escorted off of the cruise ship to be turned over to police custody?

4. In chapter 23, what do Poirot and Race find while investigating the death of Linnet Doyle's maid?

5. In chapter 18, Poirot and Race interview Mr. Pennington. Who does Mr. Pennington suggest is the killer? What reason does Mr. Pennington give for quickly leaving the interview?

6. In chapter 24, Poirot and Race confront Mr. Pennington about his illegal dealings with Linnet Doyle's business interests. What does Mr. Pennington say in his own defense?

7. In chapter 20, who does Poirot and Race find has the pearls?

8. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?

9. In chapter 26, why does Poirot accuse Mr. Fanthrop of lying about his true identity? What reason does Mr. Fanthrop give for being on the cruise ship?

10. In chapter 31, who does Cornelia announce she plans to marry? For what reason?

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

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

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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