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

2. What item does Mrs. Otterbourne often wear that many passengers note throughout the novel, including in chapter 7?
(a) A veiled hat.
(b) A turban.
(c) A sarong.
(d) A velvet stole.

3. Why does Mrs. Allerton say she thought her son would enjoy sharing a table with Hercule Poirot aboard the cruise ship?
(a) He likes for his mother to meet new people.
(b) He is always ready to meet new people.
(c) He likes detective stories.
(d) He is a kind and generous person.

4. What kind of mood does Poirot note in chapter 10 Linnet Doyle has adopted?
(a) She is surly and depressed.
(b) She is still afraid of Jackie.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is energetic and falsely enthusiastic.

5. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?
(a) The Carmanic.
(b) The Southern Belle.
(c) The Queen Mary.
(d) The Karnak.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 10, with whom does Cornelia tour the sights?

2. In chapter 10, what objects do most of the passengers leave their cruise ship to tour?

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

4. Where does Hercule Poirot stay in chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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