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Book key 6 a Charles Windlesham wanted Linnet Ridgeway
to marry him. He seemed to love her and was
1–2  Open answers disappointed when she didn’t want to marry him.
3 a True b Jacqueline de Bellefort was madly in love with
b False Simon Doyle and planned to marry him. She also
c False trusted Linnet as her oldest and dearest friend. Both
d True Simon and Linnet hurt her very much by ignoring
e False her feelings and marrying each other.
f True c Mrs Allerton thinks that Linnet’s behaviour is
g True unacceptable in polite society. People should not
h False steal boyfriends from their best friends.
i True d Andrew Pennington and Sterndale Rockford are
j False Linnet Ridgeway’s American trustees and are in
4 a interested in charge of her money. They are not happy when
b more she marries a poor man they have never heard of.
c would not They seem worried about his control over Linnet’s
d ruined financial affairs.
e disappointment 7 Open answers
f doesn’t hesitate 8 a Rosalie Otterbourne
g low b Mrs Otterbourne
h Something c Linnet Doyle
i concerned d Jacqueline de Bellefort
j very different e Simon Doyle
5 a Linnet Ridgeway is beautiful, young (twenty years 9 a Mr Ferguson
old) and charming. She has money and good looks; b Signor Richetti
she is a natural beauty, with an enthusiastic face. c Mrs Allerton
She has perfect health. She is wonderfully efficient d Miss Van Schuyler
and good at doing the right thing. She is The Girl e Cornelia Robson
Who Has Everything. f Rosalie Otterbourne
b Joanna Southwood looks rather dull next to Linnet. g Jacqueline de Bellefort
She has a long, clever face and strange eye make-up. h Linnet Doyle
She is envious of Linnet. i Tim Allerton
c Jacqueline de Bellefort is Linnet’s oldest friend. She j Andrew Pennington
is poor, proud and usually excited about something. k Jim Fanthorp
She is a pretty girl, not beautiful but definitely l Miss Bowers
attractive, with dark curly hair and enormous eyes. 10 a Tim Allerton is uncomfortable near Hercule Poirot.
She is very much in love with Simon Doyle. b Rosalie Otterbourne does not like the hotel at
d Simon Doyle is simple, boyish, charming and Assuan and being surrounded by so many older
completely loveable. He has no money, although guests. She thinks that Tim Allerton is arrogant.  
he is from a good family. He is young, tall and She hates Linnet Doyle because Linnet has
handsome, with broad shoulders, dark blue eyes, everything. She is embarrassed by her mother.  
curly brown hair and a simple, boyish smile. She is upset by Egypt and by people in general.
e Hercule Poirot is a small, strange-looking man, with c Mrs Otterbourne is uncomfortable in Egypt and
a big moustache. He is a famous Belgian detective. does not like travelling by boat. She feels that life
f Tim Allerton is a tall, thin young man with dark has cheated her.
hair and sad eyes, who describes himself as a writer. d Signor Richetti does not like Mr Ferguson’s
g Cornelia Robson is a large girl with big doglike opinions on art and history.
eyes. She is poor, and not a social success in New
York.
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e Mrs Allerton does not like the way Joanna 20 a nice; has spirit
Southwood lives her life and she does not like her b his title; his important, wealthy family
son’s friendship with that young woman. She also c extraordinary; lovely
finds Jacqueline de Bellefort frightening. d sensible
f Mr Ferguson seems to hate anyone who has money. e kind; knows a lot
He also hates museums, ruins and castles. He 21 Possible answers:
dislikes people who do not work. a The splash is made by Rosalie Otterbourne
g Miss Van Schuyler does not like anyone who she throwing her mother’s bottles of alcohol into the
considers less important than herself. river. We learn that Mrs Otterbourne has a drinking
h Mr Fanthorp does not like it when Mr Pennington problem.
tries to rush Linnet Doyle into signing a pile of b Tim Allerton, with his cousin Joanna Southwood,
documents. is a jewel thief.
i Mr Pennington does not like having a pile of c Miss Van Schuyler is also a thief. She has a habit
unsigned documents. of stealing, and stole Linnet Doyle’s pearls on the
11–12  Open answers night of the first murder.
13 a  2nd  b  4th  c  1st  d  3rd  e  2nd  f  4th  g  3rd d The piece of a £100 note in Louise Bourget’s

h  1st fingers shows that she was blackmailing someone
14 Possible answers: because she knew something about Linnet Doyle’s
a True murderer.
b True e Linnet’s father caused the financial ruin of
c False Cornelia’s father.
d True f Andrew Pennington lies about which ship he
e False travelled on from the United States to Europe. He
f False also pretends that it was a coincidence that he met
g True Simon and Linnet in Egypt.
h False g The vegetables in Signor Richetti’s telegram refer
i True to weapons. This shows that he is the man that
j False Colonel Race is looking for.
k True h Simon uses Miss Van Schuyler’s shawl to hide the
l False noise of the pistol when he shoots himself in the
15 Open answers leg.
16 a Jacqueline de Bellefort i The third bullet explains how Simon was able to
b Windlesham kill Linnet. The first bullet did not hit his leg.
c Sir George Wode j Jacqueline followed her dream (her star) without
d Louise Bourget worrying about doing something evil.
e Fleetwood 22–31  Open answers
f Andrew Pennington
g Cornelia Robson Discussion activities key
h Mr Ferguson 1 Linnet 7 3 7
17–18  Open answers Jackie 3 7 3
19 a Louise Bourget; medical knife; Dr Bessner; she Charles 7 3 7
knew who killed Linnet Doyle; Jacqueline de
Simon 3 7 3
Bellefort
is poor is rich marries
b Mrs Otterbourne; a heavy gun; Andrew
Pennington; she knew who killed Louise Bourget; 2– 4  Open answers
Jacqueline de Bellefort

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5 Mayfair is an area in London, surrounded by Oxford 25–29  Open answers
Street, Piccadilly, Green Park and Regent Street. 30 Open answers. Lyrics: Frankie and Johnnie were  
It became famous because the British version of lovers / Lordy how they did love / They swore to be
Monopoly – the board game – included it as one of true to each other / Just as true as the stars above / He
the most exclusive and expensive areas of London and was her man but he’s doing her wrong // Frankie she
the world. It is both a commercial and residential area was a good woman / Just as every one knows / She
and has exclusive and expensive hotels, restaurants, gave her man a hundred dollars / Just to buy him a
shops, corporate headquarters, real estate offices and new suit of clothes / He was her man but he done her
private residences. It gets its name from the Fair, that wrong // Johnnie went down to the corner / He asked
was held there in May in the seventeenth century. for a glass of beer / Frankie went down in an hour or
6 Open answers so / Said has my loving Johnnie been here / He’s my
7 Open answers: Joanne’s actions: She asks Linnet to let man but he’s doing me wrong // I ain’t gonna tell you
her wear her pearls because she loves them; she says no stories / I ain’t gonna tell you no lies / I saw your
that nobody wants poor, unsuccessful friends and she lovin’ Johnnie / Making love to Nellie Bligh / He’s
would abandon any impoverished friend; she admits your man but he’s doing you wrong // Frankie went
she envies Linnet for all she is and has; she helps her home in a hurry / She didn’t go for fun / She hurried
cousin Tim with his investments; she likes talking home to get a hold of / A big forty four gun / He’s  
about people; she plans to open a shop in Mayfair; she her man but he’s doing her wrong // Roll me over
complains about not having money but spends a lot, darling / Roll me over slow / Roll me on my right  
and so probably doesn’t pay her bills. side / Cause my left one hurts me so / He’s my man
8–10  Open answers but he done me wrong
11 Possible answer: yes; there are reasons to believe that 31–33  Open answers
Simon Doyle didn’t love Jackie as much because he left 34 Possible answers
her and married Linnet. Time Passenger Notes
12 Open answers: Mrs Otterbourne will eventually be Some time Miss Van Schuyler goes to sleep
killed in Egypt, though the reader does not know yet. after 10
13–17  Open answers
Some time Miss Van Schuyler hears Louise
18 Possible answer: Elephantine is an island near Aswan,
before 1.10, leave Linnet’s
close to the first Cataract of the Nile. It is the home to
cabin
many ancient artefacts, among them a nilometre, an
10.30 Mrs Allerton goes to sleep
instrument that was used to measure the water level
Early in the Tim Allerton goes to sleep
of the river. The Elephantine museum holds, among
evening,
other attractions, a mummified ram of Khnum.
Early in the Rosalie and Mrs go to bed
19 On page 27 ‘it’ refers to the plan to kill Linnet he had
evening Otterbourne
made with Jackie and which the reader still does not
know about; on page 29 ‘it’ probably refers to the trip Before 11 Richetti goes to bed
Simon and Linnet were embarked on. 11.20 Doyle, Jackie, are in the
20–22  Open answers Fanthorp and lounge
23 Open answers: it refers to Linnet’s murder. Cornelia
24 Pennington lies about why and how he came to Egypt; 11.20 Mr Pennington have gone to
the reader doesn’t know yet that he needs Linnet to and Linnet sleep
sign some papers because, having got married, she Some time Louise Bourget helps Linnet
can now take full possession of her fortune and he after 11, to undress and
has been using her money. Poirot probably suspected goes to her
something like this when he asked Simon about cabin
Linnet’s age. At about Ferguson goes to bed
midnight,

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At about Pennington hears noise Tim Allerton and his mother; they are Joanne’s cousin
midnight, outside Dr and aunt;
Bessner’s cabin Miss Van Schuyler, a rich lady, her niece Cornelia
At 12.20, Jackie and Mr go to Jackie’s Robson and her secretary and nurse Miss Bowers;
Fanthorp cabin Jim Fanthorp; Linnet’s lawyer’s nephew;
Mrs Otterbourne and her daughter Rosalie; the reader
12.20 till Jackie stays in her
still does not know she is a writer of unsuccessful
morning, cabin with Miss
books that talk about sex.
bowers
Mr Pennington; a relation of Linnet’s in the USA;  
12.20, Cornelia fetches Miss
the reader still doesn’t know he is her trustee.
Bowers
2 a f g h
12.25 Fanthorp and Dr carry Doyle to P E A R L S I I
Bessner Dr Bessner’s I N N
cabin b
R I G H T S V
12.30 Fanthorp does not find M U E
the gun in the c
D E A T H R S
lounge d

12.35 till Simon stays in Dr I G U E S T

morning Bessner’s cabin L D M
1.00 Fanthorp hears a splash E
e
All night Fleetwood sleeps in his H O N E Y M O O N
cabin T
1.10 Miss Van Schuyler sees Rosalie
drop something 3 a  3  b  4  c  1  d  2
overboard. 4 a  1  b  11  c  3  d  16  e  2  f  13  g  8  h  4
i  12  j  5  k  14  l  7  m  9  n  10  o  15  p  6
During the Mrs Allerton, hear a splash
Open answers:
night Ferguson and Tim
Relevant details; the details in the conversations
35–42  Open answers
that will be relevant to solving the crimes are Jackie’s
43 Possible answer: Jacqueline let her heart rule her head.
assertion that Simon loves her and Tim’s negative
She loved Doyle and would do anything to be with
attitude to Poirot; Mr Ferguson’s attitude towards
him. Students might think that Doyle was also ruled
people who do not work, which will make him a
by his heart.
suspect for Race. Other important details that Poirot
44 Miss Van Schuyler; open answers; kleptomaniac:
overhears: Mr Pennington’s desire that Linnet signs
a person with an uncontrollable impulse to steal,
without reading will make him a suspect as he was
independent of economic needs.
using her money for himself; Mr Fanthorp’s comment
45–48  Open answers
on not signing anything one has not read will make
Activity worksheets key him a suspect because of his being somehow involved
1 Linnet and Simon Doyle; in Linnet’s business affairs.
Marie probably planned to go because she was 5 a  2  b  3  c  1  d  2  e  2  f  3
planning to marry a man who works in Egypt; she is 6 a colonel
Linnets’ maid; b coincidence
Poirot, a retired detective; c velvet
Jackie plans to go on her honeymoon, but she does d temple
not get married to her fiancé; she is Linnet’s poor ex e market
classmate and Linnet’s husband’s ex fiancée; 7 a  3  b  3  c  3  d  7  e  7  f  7
8 a  3, a  b  4, b  c  1, b  d  2, c, d

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9 Possible answers: Progress test key
a Linnet’s lifestyle was against his ideology; he had 1 a  pearls  b  engaged  c  pyramids  d  honeymoon
said she should be shot as an example. e  land agent
b She hated her for having married Simon. 2 a  7  b  3  c  3  d  3  e  7
c Linnet had refused to marry him. 3 a poor, little, boring
d Linnet had bought his house and was modifying it; b close
he felt his history was being destroyed. c uncomfortable
e Linnet had prevented her maid Marie from going d bad
with him to Egypt. e deeply, pleasantly
f He may find it easier to do what he wants with f heavily
Linnet’s fortune if Doyle is in charge of it. 4 a Pennington
Any other suspect: open answers b Linnet
10 a  3  b  4  c  1  d  2 c Cornelia
11 a 3: 2 were Jacqueline’s and 1 was Pennington’s; d Dr Bessner
b Simon’s; Pennington’s and Miss Van Schuyler’s e Mrs Allerton
c Tim Allerton f Joanna
d 5: Linnet, Louise, Mrs Otterbourne, Jacqueline, g Jacqueline
Simon h Doyle
e Mr Ferguson’s fine underwear and handkerchiefs i Linnet
and Tim’s pieces of religious art. 5 a name > letter
f 3: the first was aimed at nobody, perhaps at a table; b table > sofa
the second was aimed at Simon’s leg and the third c captain > waiter
at Linnet’s head. d mother > father
12 a X e marriage > engagement
b Louise 6 a Louise; blackmail
c Tim b Simon; insistence
d Mr Fleetwood c Tim; rosary
e Ferguson may be accepted as an answer d Jackie; Rosalie; scandal
f Tim and Joanne
g Simon and Jackie
h Tim, Jackie

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