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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 30, why does Jackie claim Poirot has no evidence against her and Simon?

2. In chapter 28, for what reason does Poirot give Race for why he has not admitted that he already knows who the real killer is?

3. In chapter 17, who claims that he heard a sound like a champagne cork popping, the possible sound of Jackie's shot in the salon?

4. In chapter 23, how does Rosalie Otterbourne react when Poirot accuses her of having a gun in her handbag?

5. In chapter 18, does Mr. Pennington know who might have a grudge against Linnet on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?

3. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the motive for the murder of Linnet Doyle?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In chapter 18, Race and Poirot make a list of suspects and motives. What does Poirot say will eventually point them toward the murderer?

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

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

10. In chapter 27, why does Poirot decide to allow Tim Allerton to go free even though he has essentially confessed to a crime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Poirot focus on Linnet's missing pearls in the investigation? Where are the pearls initially discovered? What does this reveal about Miss Van Schuyler? What does Poirot notice about the recovered pearls? What does he feel is significant about this? Who does it turn out stole the real pearls? For what reason? Who put this person up to the theft? For what reason? Why does Poirot agree to allow this thief to go free? How does this impact the future of the thief? How does this impact a relationship between the thief and a potential new lover?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Linnet and Simon

2) Linnet and Jackie

3) Simon and Jackie

4) Poirot and Jackie

5) Poirot and Linnet.

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