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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?
(a) The Karnak.
(b) The Southern Belle.
(c) The Carmanic.
(d) The Queen Mary.

2. What does Jackie claim to see while she is talking to Poirot in chapter 5?
(a) Simon Doyle watching them.
(b) Linnet Doyle watching them.
(c) Tim Allerton watching them.
(d) A stranger watching them and listening to their conversation.

3. In chapter 7, who does Poirot overhear saying that they must go through with it now?
(a) Tim Allerton.
(b) Jackie de Bellefort.
(c) Simon Doyle.
(d) Rosalie Otterbourne.

4. Why does Poirot refuse to accept a paying customer in chapter 4?
(a) He is unqualified for the job.
(b) He dislikes the prospective customer.
(c) He is outside his jurisdiction.
(d) He is on vacation.

5. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?
(a) With the Doyles.
(b) With the van Schuyler party.
(c) With herself and her son.
(d) With the Otterbournes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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