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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is charming.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is glamorous.

3. Who compliments Linnet Doyle in chapter 9 for her behavior while signing documents for Mr.Pennington?
(a) Mrs. Otterbourne.
(b) Miss van Schuyler.
(c) Mr. Fanthrop.
(d) Mr. Allerton.

4. Why does Cornelia think Rosalie is so reserved?
(a) She is unkind by nature.
(b) She is heartbroken.
(c) She is English.
(d) She is stressed by her mother's eccentricity.

5. Why does Poirot tell Jackie at the end of chapter 7 that he feels sorry for her?
(a) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(b) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.
(c) She is only making people dislike her with her actions.
(d) She has chosen a dangerous path.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who rescues Linnet from the falling boulder in chapter 10?

3. What does Simon say when Poirot asks if he believes Jackie capable of murder?

4. What does Mrs. Otterbourne insist on giving Poirot in chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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