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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Linnet Doyle claim has been following her while on her honeymoon?
(a) Tim Allerton.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(d) Mr. Pennington.

2. What word does Poirot ask to have defined in chapter 11?
(a) Fey.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Atrocious.
(d) Simile.

3. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?
(a) Miss van Schuyler.
(b) Miss Bowers.
(c) Mrs. Allerton.
(d) Rosalie.

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

5. To what astronomical body does Jackie compare Linnet?
(a) The moon.
(b) Stars.
(c) A planet.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Linnet Doyle change seats at dinner in chapter 3?

2. What is the Karnak?

3. Who does Jackie claim to admire in chapter 12?

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

5. On what part of his body does Simon Doyle suffer a gunshot wound in chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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