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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?
(a) She has a right to her emotions.
(b) She is in the right and the Doyles are in the wrong.
(c) He has no jurisdiction in Egypt.
(d) She has done nothing illegal yet.

2. What does Simon say when Poirot asks if he believes Jackie capable of murder?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) In the right circumstances.
(d) Yes, but not with something as violent as a gun.

3. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?
(a) Jackie will always be his first love.
(b) Jackie no longer exists to him.
(c) Jackie will always be like a little sister to him.
(d) He never loved Jackie in the first place.

4. How does Mr. Pennington say he missed a letter informing him of Linnet's marriage?
(a) Her letter was lost in the mail.
(b) She never attempted to notifiy him.
(c) He sailed from New York before her letter could reach him.
(d) Her letter arrived late to his office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hercule Poirot stay in chapter 3?

2. What reason does Simon suggest Jackie thinks he married Linnet?

3. What is the Karnak?

4. What does Jackie claim to see while she is talking to Poirot in chapter 5?

5. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?

(see the answer key)

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