Chapters 20 & 21
Who gave the detectives the fake pearls?
Miss. Bowers
DQ: Do you believe Miss Bowers when she says the Miss Van Schuyler has a tendency to steal things?
What did the detectives find in Pennington’s cabin?
A Colt revolver
What was Louise Bourget’s cause of death?
Stabbed in the heart
Who barges into the room when the detectives are talking to Simon?
Mrs.Otterbourne
DQ: Do you think there is any facts behind what Mrs.Otterbourne is first trying to say? (About her meeting with a worker for alcohol)
Where did Jacqueline suggest the shooter went?
Down to the lower deck
Who is accused of stealing the pearls?
Miss. Van Schuyler
Who is found killed at the end of the chapter?
Louise Bourget
How long did Dr. Besser say the maid was dead for?
Not more than an hour
What type of gun is found when Mrs.Otterbourne is shot?
a Colt revolver
Why does Mr. Ferguson want to marry Cornelia?
He thinks she is the nicest girl he’s ever met and he likes her character
DQ: I found this proposal very random, what were your thoughts and reactions on it?
What does Poirot do to the pearls that makes him realize they are fake?
Licks them and puts one between his teeth
Whose purse do they find another toy pistol in?
Miss. Rosalie Otterbourne
Was there a pistol inside of Rosalie Otterbourne’s bag when Poirot looked?
No
DQ: Who do you think is lying in this case?
Who is the first to be seen near the scene after Mrs.Otterbourne is shot?
Tim Allerton
DQ: Do you think Tim Allerton could have been the shooter and just acted distraught?
What is Miss. Van Schuyler’s reason for not liking Mr.Ferguson?
They do not have the same social status in her eyes
Who mentions a diamond heist where the diamonds were found to be fake?
Mrs. Allerton & Tim was the one there
DQ: Do you think there could be a connection between the pearls being fake and the diamonds being fake, while Tim was at both locations?
What interested Poirot the most in Linnet Doyle’s cabin?
The two bottles of nail polish
DQ: Why could it be significant that only a bottle of nail polish was dropped?
Who does Poirot heavily question at the end of the chapter?
Miss. Rosalie Otterbourne
DQ: Why do you think she is staying quiet and hush about everything?
What was Mr.Pennington found doing?
Writing letters in the drawing room
DQ: Do you think Mr.Pennington had enough time to get from the shooting to the drawing room to pretend to write letters?
Who does Mr. Ferguson end up being?
Lord Dawlish
Tim Allerton’s drink of choice
Whisky and soda
DQ: What do you think the significance is when Poirot talks about his drink preferences along with the Allerton’s?
What is unusual about the letters found in Tim Allerton’s room?
There are none from Joanna Southwood
DQ: It is previously mentioned in the book that Tim never shows his letters from Joanna to his mother, could it perhaps be that he is not actually receiving any? What do you think?
What type of knife was used to kill the maid?
One similar to a long surgical knife
DQ: Do you think Besser would be capable of killing the maid or does he have a strong alibi?
Whose telegram did Linnet Doyle get mixed up as her own?
Mr. Richetti
Why did Mr. Ferguson change is name?
He became a communist at Oxford