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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In chapter 10, with whom does Cornelia tour the sights?
(a) Mr. Allerton.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Poirot.
(d) Dr. Bessner.
2. Where is Cornelia from?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Russia.
(d) Egypt.
3. To what astronomical body does Jackie compare Linnet?
(a) The sun.
(b) Stars.
(c) The moon.
(d) A planet.
4. In chapter 15, where does Poirot think the killer might have placed the murder weapon?
(a) In Jackie's cabin or he threw it overboard.
(b) In the salon or he threw it overboard.
(c) In Linnet's cabin or in the salon.
(d) In Jackie's cabin or in Linnet's dressing room.
5. What kind of mood does Poirot note in chapter 10 Linnet Doyle has adopted?
(a) She is surly and depressed.
(b) She is still afraid of Jackie.
(c) She is energetic and falsely enthusiastic.
(d) She is happy.
6. Why does Poirot refuse to accept a paying customer in chapter 4?
(a) He is on vacation.
(b) He is outside his jurisdiction.
(c) He is unqualified for the job.
(d) He dislikes the prospective customer.
7. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?
(a) Miss Bowers.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Mrs. Allerton.
8. What advice did Poirot give to the Doyles in chapter 11 that he says they refused to take?
(a) To remain in their cabin the rest of the voyage.
(b) To leave the cruise ship.
(c) To return to Linnet's estate at Wode Hall.
(d) To go to the police about the fallen boulder.
9. What reason does Simon suggest Jackie thinks he married Linnet?
(a) For her business contacts.
(b) For her beauty.
(c) For her social standing.
(d) For her money.
10. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?
(a) With the Doyles.
(b) With herself and her son.
(c) With the Otterbournes.
(d) With the van Schuyler party.
11. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She has chosen a dangerous path.
(b) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.
(c) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.
(d) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
12. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?
(a) She is heartbroken.
(b) She is unkind by nature.
(c) She is stressed by her mother's eccentricity.
(d) She is English.
13. How many suspects do Poirot and Race identify in chapter 15?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.
14. Who is Fleetwood?
(a) Linnet's former estate manager.
(b) The ship's manager.
(c) Linnet's former lover.
(d) An engineer on the ship.
15. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?
(a) Jackie no longer exists to him.
(b) Jackie will always be his first love.
(c) He never loved Jackie in the first place.
(d) Jackie will always be like a little sister to him.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who informs Poirot in chapter 13 of Linnet Doyle's death?
2. Who does Poirot learn in chapter 13 found the body of Linnet Doyle?
3. How does Mr. Pennington say he missed a letter informing him of Linnet's marriage?
4. In chapter 13, how bad does Dr. Bessner say Simon Doyle's gunshot wound is?
5. How do the vacationers headed to the Second Cataract travel to meet their cruise ship?
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