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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

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 is in the right and the Doyles are in the wrong.
(b) She has a right to her emotions.
(c) He has no jurisdiction in Egypt.
(d) She has done nothing illegal yet.

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

3. What is the Karnak?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A tour line.
(c) A city on the Nile.
(d) The cruise ship.

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

5. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Archeology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Linnet Ridgeway?

2. In chapter 7, which lady spends a few hours with Poirot?

3. What do Poirot and Mrs. Allerton think of Mr. Fanthrop in chapter 7?

4. In chapter 7, what cousin of the Allerton's does Poirot learn is also a friend of Linnet Doyle's?

5. What item does Mrs. Otterbourne often wear that many passengers note throughout the novel, including in chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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