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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Linnet Ridgeway hire Simon Doyle to do?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Estate manager.
(c) Personal attorney.
(d) Personal butler.

2. What does Poirot refuse to do in Linnet's name, but agrees to do as a matter of courtesy?
(a) He will provide her with a gun.
(b) He will contact a lawyer for her.
(c) He will speak to a friend at Scotland Yard.
(d) He will speak to Jackie.

3. Why does Poirot suggest that Linnet Doyle has put up with harassment on her honeymoon?
(a) She likes how it makes her new husband overprotective.
(b) She feels guilty for her own actions.
(c) She likes the attention.
(d) She is not truly afraid.

4. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?
(a) Her silent, rude behavior.
(b) Her apparent crush on Hercule Poirot.
(c) Her overly friendly attitude toward Tim Allerton and Simon Doyle.
(d) Her open discussions on sex.

5. In what point of view is the novel written?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Third person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?

3. Who overhears Jackie de Bellefort and Simon Doyle talking in a restaurant in chapter 1?

4. Who appears to be following Simon and Linnet Doyle in chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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