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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Linnet Ridgeway hire Simon Doyle to do?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Personal attorney.
(c) Estate manager.
(d) Personal butler.

2. What has Linnet Ridgeway recently purchased that has caused a great deal of gossip?
(a) A new Picasso.
(b) A cruise ship.
(c) Wode Hall.
(d) A pearl necklace.

3. Why does Linnet Doyle change seats at dinner in chapter 3?
(a) To sit closer to her husband.
(b) To avoid Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) To sit further from her husband.
(d) To avoid Rosalie Otterbourne.

4. For what reason does Mr. Fanthrop suggest in chapter 13 that no one heard the shot in the salon that Jackie fired at Simon Doyle?
(a) There was no noise to hear. The gun had a silencer.
(b) Everyone was at the other end of the boat for a party.
(c) The windows were closed and the gun is small.
(d) There was loud music playing.

5. Who do Race and Poirot agree in chapter 15 they do not trust?
(a) Cornelia Robson.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) Linnet's maid.

6. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.
(b) She has chosen a dangerous path.
(c) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(d) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.

7. What did Miss van Schuyler lose in chapter 12 that becomes an issue in chapter 16?
(a) A fur hat.
(b) A fur coat.
(c) A fur scarf.
(d) A fur stole.

8. What reason does Miss van Schuyler give for her family never becoming friendly with Linnet Ridgeway's family?
(a) The Ridgeways were new money.
(b) The Ridgeways were nobodies outside of their wealth.
(c) The Ridgeways were uncouth.
(d) The Ridgeways were rude and unfriendly.

9. What does Jackie de Bellefort say to Poirot in chapter 11 after watching Simon and Linnet together?
(a) She should not have come aboard the ship.
(b) She should leave Linnet alone.
(c) She no longer wants Simon and wishes Linnet luck.
(d) She regrets her affair with Simon.

10. Who is coming off the ship in chapter 10 as Simon escorts his wife back on board?
(a) Jackie de Bellefort.
(b) Miss van Schuyler.
(c) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) Mrs. Otterbourne.

11. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?
(a) Her open discussions on sex.
(b) Her overly friendly attitude toward Tim Allerton and Simon Doyle.
(c) Her apparent crush on Hercule Poirot.
(d) Her silent, rude behavior.

12. Who is Windlesham?
(a) A business man Linnet's father crossed.
(b) The previous owner of Wode Hall.
(c) Linnet's previous fiance.
(d) One of Linnet's lawyers.

13. What does Poirot always drink at dinner that is distinct because he is the only one who drinks it at his table?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

14. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?
(a) She is a simpleton.
(b) She is very unhappy.
(c) She is cruel.
(d) She is overly joyous.

15. In chapter 10, what objects do most of the passengers leave their cruise ship to tour?
(a) Old statues.
(b) An ancient tomb.
(c) A temple.
(d) Pyramids.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 7, which lady spends a few hours with Poirot?

2. How do many of the other vacationers appear to know Hercule Poirot?

3. Where is Cornelia from?

4. Who does Poirot say in chapter 7 governs the affairs of life and death?

5. Who is Fleetwood?

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