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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. Where is Cornelia from?
2. Why does Jackie pull a gun on Simon Doyle in chapter 12?
3. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?
4. What does Simon say when Poirot asks if he believes Jackie capable of murder?
5. Who informs Poirot in chapter 13 of Linnet Doyle's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jackie show Poirot in chapter 5? What is significant about this item?
2. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?
3. In chapter 10, what happens to make Simon think that Jackie is trying to make an attempt on Linnet's life?
4. In chapter 9, Mr. Pennington attempts to have Linnet sign some legal papers for him? What does Linnet do that annoys Mr. Pennington? How does Simon say he would do things differently?
5. 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?
6. In chapter 11, an old acquaintance of Poirot's boards the ship. Who is this person and why is he there?
7. How does Poirot react in chapter 8 when he sees Jackie on board the cruise ship?
8. In chapter 13, a letter j is found written in blood above Linnet's body. What does Poirot think the purpose of this was and to what does he compare it?
9. In chapter 13, who is Poirot's first suspect when he learns that Linnet Doyle has been killed?
10. What does Linnet ask Poirot to do in regards to Jackie in chapter 4? What does Poirot tell Linnet he will do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, citing quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:
1) Simon and Jackie
2) Ferguson and Cornelia
3) Rosalie and Tim
4) Tim and Joanna.
Essay Topic 2
Who is Linnet Ridgeway? What is Wode Hall? How have the local people reacted to Linnet's purchase of Wode Hall? What plans does Linnet have for Wode Hall? How has moving to this small village changed Linnet's life? Who is Joanna? What do Linnet and Joanna discuss in the first chapter of the book? How is this significant? Who is Linnet supposedly going to marry? How does Linnet feel about this proposed marriage? Why is this future marriage important to both families?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Rosalie Otterbourne? What is her relationship to Poirot? How do most people see Rosalie upon first meeting her? What is Rosalie's mother like? What does Mrs. Otterbourne do for a living? How does this occupation embarrass Rosalie? For what reason? Who is Tim Allerton? How are the characters of Tim and Rosalie similar? How are they different? Why does Tim dislike Rosalie upon their first meeting? Is this opinion likely to change as the novel progresses? Explain.
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