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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?
(a) Jackie will always be his first love.
(b) He never loved Jackie in the first place.
(c) Jackie will always be like a little sister to him.
(d) Jackie no longer exists to him.
2. In chapter 7, what cousin of the Allerton's does Poirot learn is also a friend of Linnet Doyle's?
(a) Colonel Race.
(b) Mr. Richetti.
(c) Joanna Southwood.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.
3. Who is Fleetwood?
(a) Linnet's former lover.
(b) An engineer on the ship.
(c) Linnet's former estate manager.
(d) The ship's manager.
4. What does Linnet Ridgeway hire Simon Doyle to do?
(a) Personal attorney.
(b) Personal butler.
(c) Estate manager.
(d) Chauffeur.
5. Who is coming off the ship in chapter 10 as Simon escorts his wife back on board?
(a) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(b) Miss van Schuyler.
(c) Jackie de Bellefort.
(d) Mrs. Otterbourne.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the vacationers headed to the Second Cataract travel to meet their cruise ship?
2. Where does Mrs. Allerton claim she learned about Jackie's innocence in the murder of Linnet Doyle in chapter 15?
3. Why does Linnet Doyle change seats at dinner in chapter 3?
4. Who is Windlesham?
5. Why does Poirot suggest that Linnet Doyle has put up with harassment on her honeymoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jackie show Poirot in chapter 5? What is significant about this item?
2. In chapter 15, why does one of the ship's engineers claim he disliked Linnet Doyle?
3. In chapter 5, what does Jackie tell Poirot about her relationship with Simon?
4. In chapter 13, who is Poirot's first suspect when he learns that Linnet Doyle has been killed?
5. What is significant about the relationship between Tim and Joanna? Why does Tim make a point of telling Linnet about this relationship?
6. How does Tim Allerton respond to his mother's decision to invite Hercule Poirot to join them at their table at meal times?
7. In chapter 10, who does Poirot speak to about Linnet? What does he learn?
8. What does Linnet ask Poirot to do in regards to Jackie in chapter 4? What does Poirot tell Linnet he will do?
9. In chapter 14, Poirot and Race interview Linnet's nurse. What is odd about her behavior? What does she reveal that Poirot and Race did not previously know?
10. In chapter 10, what happens to make Simon think that Jackie is trying to make an attempt on Linnet's life?
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