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

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

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

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

5. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She has chosen a dangerous path.
(b) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.
(c) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(d) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What alibi does Fleetwood offer in chapter 15?

3. What is bigamy?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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