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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Poirot overhear talking to one another at the end of chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Fanthrop and Rosalie Otterbourne.
(b) Tim Allerton and Cornelia.
(c) Mr. Fanthrop and Cornelia.
(d) Tim Allerton and Rosalie Otterbourne.

2. On what part of his body does Simon Doyle suffer a gunshot wound in chapter 12?
(a) His head.
(b) His belly.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

3. With whom does Poirot tour Ez-Zebua in chapter 9?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Mrs. Allerton.
(c) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(d) Rosalie.

4. What kind of mood does Poirot note in chapter 10 Linnet Doyle has adopted?
(a) She is energetic and falsely enthusiastic.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is still afraid of Jackie.
(d) She is surly and depressed.

5. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?
(a) Her overly friendly attitude toward Tim Allerton and Simon Doyle.
(b) Her open discussions on sex.
(c) Her silent, rude behavior.
(d) Her apparent crush on Hercule Poirot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 7, what cousin of the Allerton's does Poirot learn is also a friend of Linnet Doyle's?

2. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?

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

4. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?

5. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?

(see the answer key)

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