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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 30, who does Jackie says came up with the plan to kill Linnet originally?
(a) Both she and Simon came up with it together.
(b) She did.
(c) Simon did.
(d) No one, it was just an act of opportunity.

2. In chapter 20, what is the main bit of gossip as the passengers gather for lunch?
(a) Simon's decision to forgive Jackie.
(b) Rosalie's lies to Poirot.
(c) Jackie de Bellefort.
(d) Linnet Doyle.

3. In chapter 23, how has Linnet's maid been murdered?
(a) Strangulation.
(b) Shot in the head.
(c) Stabbed with a knife.
(d) Poisoned.

4. For what reason does Mrs. Otterbourne suggest Miss Bowers might be Linnet's killer in chapter 17?
(a) She is sexually repressed.
(b) She is clearly in love with Simon Doyle.
(c) She is clearly envious of Linnet's money.
(d) She is socially repressed.

5. Where does Mrs. Allerton claim she learned about Jackie's innocence in the murder of Linnet Doyle in chapter 15?
(a) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(b) Cornelia Robson.
(c) Jackie de Bellefort.
(d) Miss van Schuyler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Poirot doing when approached by another vacationer in chapter 4?

2. In chapter 28, who assures Cornelia that everything outside of the actual evidence against the killer is being concealed?

3. On what part of his body does Simon Doyle suffer a gunshot wound in chapter 12?

4. In chapter 28, what does Cornelia say when she learns that Mr. Ferguson is really a high born man?

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

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