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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. What does Poirot always drink at dinner that is distinct because he is the only one who drinks it at his table?
2. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
3. Where does Mr. Richetti insist on going alone in chapter 11?
4. Who does Cornelia tour the temple of Abu Simbel with?
5. In chapter 5, where does Poirot tell Jackie he has seen her previously?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Poirot meet in chapter 7 when he goes to visit a museum on Elephantine Island?
2. What is significant about the relationship between Tim and Joanna? Why does Tim make a point of telling Linnet about this relationship?
3. In chapter 14, Poirot and Race interview Simon Doyle about the death of his wife. Who does Simon immediately defend as the murderer? Who does Simon suggest might have committed the murder?
4. In chapter 9, what is odd about Mrs. Otterbourne's behavior?
5. In chapter 5, what does Jackie tell Poirot about her relationship with Simon?
6. How does Poirot react in chapter 8 when he sees Jackie on board the cruise ship?
7. In chapter 6, what advice does Poirot give to Simon Doyle about evading Jackie in the future?
8. In chapter 11, an old acquaintance of Poirot's boards the ship. Who is this person and why is he there?
9. What does Linnet ask Poirot to do in regards to Jackie in chapter 4? What does Poirot tell Linnet he will do?
10. In chapter 16, Race and Poirot interview Miss van Schuyler. Who does Miss van Schuyler claim she saw throwing something overboard the night of the murder? What does this imply about the person in question?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Jackie? What happened to Jackie's family money? Why is this significant? Who is Simon? How does Jackie feel about Simon? What does Poirot overhear Jackie and Simon talking about? What does Poirot take from this conversation? How does Jackie know Linnet? Why does Jackie go to Linnet for help? What kind of help does Jackie ask for? What is Linnet's response? What does this say about the relationship between Jackie and Linnet?
Essay Topic 2
What one thing do several of the passengers report hearing about the time of the murder? What is significant about this? What do the sailors find in the river upon searching at Poirot's request? What is this item wrapped in? What is significant about this? What bothers Poirot about this? Who saw Rosalie at the railings about the time of the murder the night before? What was Rosalie doing? Why does Rosalie initially deny being on the deck? Who did Rosalie see that night? Why does she refuse to tell anyone about this sighting? What comes of this information?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Mrs. Allerton invite Poirot to join she and her son at their dining table on the cruise ship? How does Tim react to this news? For what reason? What dominates the conversation at dinner the first night on the cruise ship? Which couple do the passengers seem most interested in? For what reason? How do most of the passengers get along? How do Simon and Linnet react to seeing Jackie on the cruise ship? For what reason?
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