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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 18, what does Mr. Pennington claim to have heard the night Linnet was murdered?
(a) A splash in the river.
(b) The commotion outside Dr. Bessner's cabin.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) Someone running.

2. What do Poirot and Mrs. Allerton think of Mr. Fanthrop in chapter 7?
(a) He is quiet and intelligent.
(b) He is crude and annoying.
(c) He is gentle and unassuming.
(d) He is loud and boisterous.

3. Where does Mr. Richetti insist on going alone in chapter 11?
(a) Nubia.
(b) Semna.
(c) Wadi Halfa.
(d) Cairo.

4. What alibi does Fleetwood offer in chapter 15?
(a) He was with his girlfriend.
(b) He was sleeping.
(c) He was working.
(d) He was off the ship.

5. In chapter 18, Mr. Pennington suggests who might be the murderer?
(a) Jacqueline de Bellefort.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Cornelia Robson.
(d) Mr. Fanthrop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is bigamy?

2. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?

3. In chapter 5, where does Poirot tell Jackie he has seen her previously?

4. What word does Poirot ask to have defined in chapter 11?

5. In chapter 15, where does Poirot think the killer might have placed the murder weapon?

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