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WorksheetsEvil Under The Sun Chapter 10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
To what did the book compare the way Linda came down to the causeway?
She moved with the spasmodic jerkiness
of a nervous colt.
She moved with the grace of a swan
She moved with the clumsy energy of a young puppy
She moved with the slow lethargy of an old hound dog
What path did Rosamund and Linda take when walking together?
They walked towards the hotel, taking the path that led to the right of the island
They walked away from the hotel, taking the path that
led to the extreme end of the island.
They walked towards the main beach away from the bar
The walked away from the hotel, taking the path that led to the mainland.
What did Rosamund do/say that was suspicious?
Rosamund lied to Poirot about Linda
Rosamund hid a letter that belonged to Linda Marshall
Rosamund told Linda to ”hold her tongue”
Rosamund told Poirot to talk to Linda
Who was tried for murder in the past?
Linda’s mother
Rosamund Darnley
Mrs. Gardener
Emily Brewster
What did Linda drop in front of Cristine?
Candles
A knife
A rope
Lipstick and perfume
Who does Linda think looks the most suspicious?
Rosamund Darnley
Kenneth Marshall
Patrick Redfern
Horace Blatt
What does Rosamund compare Kenneth to?
A black panther in a snowy field
A white leopard against a white backcloth
A striped tiger against a
white backcloth.¨
An old dog on a country porch
What specifically was asked about the calendar?
Green tear off leaflets
The dates circled in red
The picture for December
The ad on the back cover
What was the final question Poirot asked Christine
What time did you leave Miss Linda?
How long did it take you to run to the hotel?
Who did you play tennis with?
Did you use your bath before tennis?
What did Rosamund tell Linda that she’d be able to do once she left the island?
Forget
Return to school
Start dating a nice young man
Rekindle her relationship with her father
To what does Poirot compare detecting in order to explain it to Mrs. Gardener?
Putting together a puzzle.
Knitting
Sailing a boat
Reading a book
What question did Poirot interrupt Kenneth Marshall’s typing to ask?
What were the contents of the letters that you were typing?
On the morning of your wife’s death, did you have a bath after you finished typing and before you went out to play tennis?’
On the morning of your wife’s death, did you hear someone have a bath before you went out to play tennis?’
When did you go down for breakfast?
What was Mr. Gardener’s answer to Poirot’s question about his opinion of Arlena Marshall?
Mr. Gardiner thought Arlena was a shrewd business woman
Mr. Gardiner thought Arlena was a beautiful but sad woman
Mr. Gardener thought Arlena was pretty much of a darned fool.
Mr. Gardiner thought Arlena was an evil woman who got what she deserved
Where did Poirot meet Rosamund Darnley when she asked “So it’s my turn is it?”?
Pixie Cove
The hotel bar
The main beach
Sunny Ledge
What did Poirot want from Rosamund Darnley?
He wanted a confession from her
He wanted to know what she thought about the whole thing?
He wanted the truth about her seeing Kenneth Marshall typing papers
He wanted the letter she stole from Arlena's room
Where does Rosamund think the main clue for the mystery is located?
In Arlena's room
In the cave at Pixie Cove
In the boat that Arlena took to Pixie Cove
In Arlena's past
According to Rosamund Darnley, why was the weather important to the case?
The day before, there was rain and thick mist. Anyone could come on to the island then without being seen.
It was a beautiful sunny day on the day of the murder and many people were boating around the island
The day before, there was rain and thick mist. Nobody would notice if someone left the hotel late that night.
It was a beautiful sunny day on the day of the murder and everybody would be too busy to notice if someone came to the island.
Why did Poirot think that Rosamund Darnley might have been in the cave at Pixie Cove?
He saw her scarf in the cave
He smelled her perfume in the cave
He noticed her eyes grow wide for a second when he mentioned the cave
She accidentally mentioned what it was like in the cave
What did Poirot accuse Linda Marshall of lying about?
The time that she was with Christine Redfern
What she was doing on the mainland on the day of the murder
Being fond of her step-mother
Seeing Rosamund Darnley reading at Sunny Ledge
What did Poirot want to talk about that caused Linda Marshall to run up the zig-zag path?
Her relationship with her step-mother
Her relationship with Rosamund Darnley
Her affair with a young man on the mainland
The candles she bought on the mainland
