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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackie de Bellefort say to Poirot in chapter 11 after watching Simon and Linnet together?
(a) She should leave Linnet alone.
(b) She should not have come aboard the ship.
(c) She regrets her affair with Simon.
(d) She no longer wants Simon and wishes Linnet luck.

2. What advice did Poirot give to the Doyles in chapter 11 that he says they refused to take?
(a) To return to Linnet's estate at Wode Hall.
(b) To remain in their cabin the rest of the voyage.
(c) To leave the cruise ship.
(d) To go to the police about the fallen boulder.

3. Why does Mrs. Allerton say she thought her son would enjoy sharing a table with Hercule Poirot aboard the cruise ship?
(a) He is a kind and generous person.
(b) He likes detective stories.
(c) He likes for his mother to meet new people.
(d) He is always ready to meet new people.

4. 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 only making people dislike her with her actions.
(d) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Linnet Doyle claim has been following her while on her honeymoon?

2. Who is Linnet Ridgeway?

3. How does Mr. Pennington say he missed a letter informing him of Linnet's marriage?

4. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?

5. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?

(see the answer key)

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