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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 Poirot say in chapter 7 governs the affairs of life and death?
(a) Governments.
(b) The police.
(c) God.
(d) Individuals.

2. What kind of mood does Poirot note in chapter 10 Linnet Doyle has adopted?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is still afraid of Jackie.
(c) She is energetic and falsely enthusiastic.
(d) She is surly and depressed.

3. For what reason does Mr. Pennington give for needing Linnet's signature on some documents in chapter 9?
(a) Her marriage changes the terms of her inheritance.
(b) He wants to get business out of the way while on vacation.
(c) He wants to put her mind at ease.
(d) She has been away from America for so long they are behind on such matters.

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

5. Who appears to be following Simon and Linnet Doyle in chapter 2?
(a) Rosalie Otterbourne.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Hercule Poirot.
(d) Tim Allerton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?

2. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?

3. What does Poirot encourage Jackie to do in chapter 5?

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

5. Where does Hercule Poirot stay in chapter 3?

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