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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 24, who becomes openly upset about Simon Doyle's condition?
2. What does Race suggest in chapter 18 that he and Poirot should focus on next in their investigation.
3. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the contents of one of Linnet Doyle's nail polish bottles?
4. In chapter 17, Rosalie Otterbourne outright denies accusations that she was threw something overboard the night before. Who made this accusation?
5. In chapter 21, what ailment does Miss Bower's claim Miss van Schuyler suffers from?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 24, which passengers are immediate suspects in the death of Mrs. Otterbourne? Why?
2. Who is missing in chapter 22? Where is she found?
3. In chapter 19, who does Simon Doyle ask to see? For what reason?
4. In chapter 20, who does Poirot and Race find has the pearls?
5. In chapter 29, what does Poirot suggest was the motive for the murder of Linnet Doyle?
6. In chapter 21, where does Miss Bowers claim she got the pearls? Why did she not come forward sooner?
7. In chapter 31, who does Cornelia announce she plans to marry? For what reason?
8. In chapter 23, what do Poirot and Race find while investigating the death of Linnet Doyle's maid?
9. In chapter 21, what does Poirot discover about the pearls?
10. In chapter 24, why is Mrs. Otterbourne killed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Who is Richetti? What does he do for a living? How does Poirot respond to him on their first meeting? Why does Richetti become annoyed with Linnet while on the cruise ship? What did Linnet do? For what reason? What type of weapon is found on Richetti during a search? How does he explain this weapon? Is it illegal? Who does Colonel Race later reveal Richetti to be? How does this knowledge come about?
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