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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 28, for what reason does Poirot give Race for why he has not admitted that he already knows who the real killer is?
2. In chapter 23, what type of weapon does Poirot believe was used in the death of Linnet's maid?
3. In chapter 18, does Mr. Pennington know who might have a grudge against Linnet on the ship?
4. In chapter 21, where were the pearls discovered the morning after Linnet's murder?
5. In chapter 23, who asks Poirot the motive for the maid's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 20, why do Race and Poirot have all the passengers searched? What are they looking for?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. In chapter 17, Miss Otterbourne refutes everything that Miss van Schuyler said about her in a previous chapter. Could Miss van Schuyler be lying? For what purpose?
5. In chapter 24, why is Mrs. Otterbourne killed?
6. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?
7. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?
8. In chapter 23, Poirot confronts Miss Otterbourne once again. What is the nature of this confrontation?
9. In chapter 29, who does Poirot finally accuse of being Linnet, the maid, and Mrs. Otterbourne's killers?
10. In chapter 28, who does Race realize is the agitator he has been searching for? How does he learn this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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?
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