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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does Simon suggest Jackie thinks he married Linnet?
(a) For her business contacts.
(b) For her beauty.
(c) For her money.
(d) For her social standing.

3. What does Poirot encourage Jackie to do in chapter 5?
(a) Take a cruise on the Nile.
(b) Look to the future instead of the past.
(c) Fight for her man.
(d) Find a new man.

4. In chapter 5, where does Poirot tell Jackie he has seen her previously?
(a) In a hotel in London.
(b) On a flight from England to Egypt.
(c) In a restaurant called Chez Ma Tante.
(d) At Linnet Doyle's wedding.

5. Where did Colonel Race learn that his agitator would be on the cruise ship?
(a) From a coded letter.
(b) From an accomplice of the agitator.
(c) From a police informant.
(d) Police intuition.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Poirot decide to spend the final two hours before lunch in chapter 7?

4. How do many of the other vacationers appear to know Hercule Poirot?

5. What ship did Mr. Pennington supposedly sail on from New York to Egypt?

(see the answer key)

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