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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 23, how does Rosalie Otterbourne react when Poirot accuses her of having a gun in her handbag?
2. In chapter 27, who does Poirot suggest Rosalie Otterbourne saw leaving Linnet's cabin and has been trying to protect?
3. In chapter 26, what crime does Pennington admit to committing?
4. In chapter 26, why does Pennington say it would have been better if Simon Doyle were in charge of Linnet Doyle's finances?
5. In chapter 31, how does Poirot react to the murder of Simon Doyle?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 31, what happens when Jackie and Simon are escorted off of the cruise ship to be turned over to police custody?
2. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?
3. In chapter 21, where does Miss Bowers claim she got the pearls? Why did she not come forward sooner?
4. 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?
5. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?
6. In chapter 18, Race and Poirot make a list of suspects and motives. What does Poirot say will eventually point them toward the murderer?
7. In chapter 17, what is the attitude of Mr. Ferguson when Poirot and Race interview him? What might this indicate?
8. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the motive for the murder of Linnet Doyle?
9. In chapter 27, why does Poirot decide to allow Tim Allerton to go free even though he has essentially confessed to a crime?
10. In chapter 23, Poirot confronts Miss Otterbourne once again. What is the nature of this confrontation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why is Jackie following Linnet on her honeymoon? To what purpose does Jackie find it necessary to harass Linnet in the way that she is? What does Poirot ask Jackie to stop doing? What advice does Poirot give to Jackie concerning evil? What does Jackie show to Poirot while they discuss Linnet? What is the significance of this item? Why does Jackie think that her conversation with Poirot was overheard? Who could have been listening? To what purpose?
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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