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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 tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She has chosen a dangerous path.
(b) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.
(c) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(d) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.

2. Where does Poirot decide to spend the final two hours before lunch in chapter 7?
(a) Cairo.
(b) The hotel bar.
(c) Elephantine Island.
(d) Shellal.

3. 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 provide her with a gun.
(c) He will speak to Jackie.
(d) He will contact a lawyer for her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?

3. In what point of view is the novel written?

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

5. What is Poirot doing when approached by another vacationer in chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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