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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Mrs. Otterbourne seems to embarrass her daughter, Rosalie, in chapter 3?
(a) Her silent, rude behavior.
(b) Her open discussions on sex.
(c) Her overly friendly attitude toward Tim Allerton and Simon Doyle.
(d) Her apparent crush on Hercule Poirot.

2. 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 only making people dislike her with her actions.
(c) She is poor and spending her last pennies to obsess over the Doyles.
(d) She is a pitiful creature, obsessed with jealousy.

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

4. To what astronomical body does Jackie compare Linnet?
(a) The sun.
(b) A planet.
(c) The moon.
(d) Stars.

5. Whom does Cornelia get to stay with Jackie in chapter 12 after the shooting?
(a) Rosalie.
(b) Miss Bowers.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Mrs. Allerton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Poirot say he cannot stop Jackie from her plan to seek revenge against Linnet and Simon Doyle?

3. How does Simon Doyle respond when Poirot asks in chapter 6 if he is still in love with Jackie?

4. Who does Jackie suggest might have killed Linnet in chapter 14?

5. Who is Fleetwood?

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