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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackie de Bellefort say to Poirot in chapter 11 after watching Simon and Linnet together?
(a) She should leave Linnet alone.
(b) She regrets her affair with Simon.
(c) She no longer wants Simon and wishes Linnet luck.
(d) She should not have come aboard the ship.

2. What reason does Simon suggest Jackie thinks he married Linnet?
(a) For her beauty.
(b) For her social standing.
(c) For her money.
(d) For her business contacts.

3. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?
(a) She has done nothing illegal yet.
(b) He has no jurisdiction in Egypt.
(c) She has a right to her emotions.
(d) She is in the right and the Doyles are in the wrong.

4. In chapter 21, where were the pearls discovered the morning after Linnet's murder?
(a) In MIss van Schuyler's cabin.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the salon.
(d) In Cornelia's cabin.

5. In chapter 23, how does Rosalie Otterbourne react when Poirot accuses her of having a gun in her handbag?
(a) She denies it and rushes off crying.
(b) She denies it, but does not allow him to see the bag.
(c) She suggests that Poirot has lost his mind.
(d) She allows him to search the bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Simon Doyle ask to speak with Poirot in chapter 6?

2. In chapter 18, does Mr. Pennington know who might have a grudge against Linnet on the ship?

3. In chapter 23, why does Poirot believe Linnet's maid has been murdered?

4. Whose gun was found in the river by ship's personnel in chapter 16?

5. In chapter 7, who does Poirot overhear saying that they must go through with it now?

(see the answer key)

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