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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 15, where does Poirot think the killer might have placed the murder weapon?
(a) In Linnet's cabin or in the salon.
(b) In Jackie's cabin or in Linnet's dressing room.
(c) In Jackie's cabin or he threw it overboard.
(d) In the salon or he threw it overboard.

2. Where does Mr. Pennington say in chapter 18 that Linnet was raised?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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

4. What is bigamy?
(a) Having a preconcieved idea of a person or set of circumstances.
(b) Being legally married to more than one person at a time.
(c) Bearing bad opinions of a group of people for no logical reason.
(d) Having more than one child at a time.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Mrs. Otterbourne often wear that many passengers note throughout the novel, including in chapter 7?

2. In chapter 18, how many of the passengers are Poirot and Race able to rule out in the murder of Linnet Doyle?

3. To what astronomical body does Jackie compare Linnet?

4. How many suspects do Poirot and Race identify in chapter 15?

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

(see the answer key)

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