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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is glamorous.
(c) She is wealthy.
(d) She is charming.

2. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?
(a) She is very unhappy.
(b) She is cruel.
(c) She is a simpleton.
(d) She is overly joyous.

3. Who is Linnet Ridgeway?
(a) A wealthy American.
(b) A Russian princess.
(c) A French heiress.
(d) An English royal.

4. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?
(a) He will speak to Jackie.
(b) He will speak to a friend at Scotland Yard.
(c) He will provide her with a gun.
(d) He will contact a lawyer for her.

5. Why does Linnet Doyle change seats at dinner in chapter 3?
(a) To sit further from her husband.
(b) To sit closer to her husband.
(c) To avoid Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) To avoid Jackie de Bellefort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linnet Ridgeway hire Simon Doyle to do?

2. In what point of view is the novel written?

3. What threat does Linnet Doyle claim has been made against her?

4. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?

5. What is the Karnak?

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