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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In chapter 10, what objects do most of the passengers leave their cruise ship to tour?
(a) An ancient tomb.
(b) A temple.
(c) Old statues.
(d) Pyramids.

3. How do many of the other vacationers appear to know Hercule Poirot?
(a) He is a well-known detective.
(b) He is a well-known novelist.
(c) He is a wealthy man who often travels in such circles.
(d) He is a famous entertainer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Allerton say she thought her son would enjoy sharing a table with Hercule Poirot aboard the cruise ship?

3. Who rescues Linnet from the falling boulder in chapter 10?

4. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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