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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 21, what ailment does Miss Bower's claim Miss van Schuyler suffers from?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Heart palpatations.
(c) Memory loss.
(d) Blindness.

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

3. In chapter 18, how many of the passengers are Poirot and Race able to rule out in the murder of Linnet Doyle?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

4. In chapter 21, who are Race and Poirot told took the pearls from Linnet Doyle's room?
(a) Miss van Schuyler.
(b) Cornelia Robson.
(c) Mr. Tim Allerton.
(d) Mrs. Otterbourne.

5. What does Race suggest in chapter 18 that he and Poirot should focus on next in their investigation.
(a) Clearing Jackie's name.
(b) Arranging Linnet's funeral.
(c) Getting Simon to a hospital.
(d) The missing pearl necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Mr. Fanthrop suggest in chapter 13 that no one heard the shot in the salon that Jackie fired at Simon Doyle?

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

3. What is the Karnak?

4. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?

5. In chapter 25, why does Mr. Ferguson claim he would like to marry Cornelia Robson?

(see the answer key)

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