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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackie claim to see while she is talking to Poirot in chapter 5?
(a) Linnet Doyle watching them.
(b) Tim Allerton watching them.
(c) A stranger watching them and listening to their conversation.
(d) Simon Doyle watching them.

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

3. What word does Poirot ask to have defined in chapter 11?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Atrocious.
(c) Fey.
(d) Simile.

4. In chapter 7, who does Poirot overhear saying that they must go through with it now?
(a) Simon Doyle.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Tim Allerton.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

5. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?
(a) With the Otterbournes.
(b) With herself and her son.
(c) With the van Schuyler party.
(d) With the Doyles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?

3. Who do Race and Poirot agree in chapter 15 they do not trust?

4. In chapter 18, Mr. Pennington suggests who might be the murderer?

5. What advice did Poirot give to the Doyles in chapter 11 that he says they refused to take?

(see the answer key)

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