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

2. What do Poirot and Mrs. Allerton think of Mr. Fanthrop in chapter 7?
(a) He is quiet and intelligent.
(b) He is crude and annoying.
(c) He is loud and boisterous.
(d) He is gentle and unassuming.

3. In chapter 18, what does Mr. Pennington claim to have heard the night Linnet was murdered?
(a) The commotion outside Dr. Bessner's cabin.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) Someone running.
(d) A splash in the river.

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

5. What does Poirot encourage Jackie to do in chapter 5?
(a) Take a cruise on the Nile.
(b) Fight for her man.
(c) Find a new man.
(d) Look to the future instead of the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 15, where does Poirot think the killer might have placed the murder weapon?

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

3. Where does Mrs. Allerton claim she learned about Jackie's innocence in the murder of Linnet Doyle in chapter 15?

4. Where does Mr. Pennington say in chapter 18 that Linnet was raised?

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

(see the answer key)

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