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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 19, what does Poirot suggest is Mrs. Otterbourne's hidden vice?
(a) She overeats.
(b) She smokes.
(c) She drinks.
(d) She takes drugs.

2. In chapter 10, with whom does Cornelia tour the sights?
(a) Mr. Ferguson.
(b) Poirot.
(c) Mr. Allerton.
(d) Dr. Bessner.

3. What does Race suggest in chapter 18 that he and Poirot should focus on next in their investigation.
(a) The missing pearl necklace.
(b) Clearing Jackie's name.
(c) Arranging Linnet's funeral.
(d) Getting Simon to a hospital.

4. Where does Hercule Poirot stay in chapter 3?
(a) Cataract Hotel.
(b) Holiday Inn.
(c) The Karnak.
(d) Club Med.

5. Who does Miss van Schuyler blame for her late bedtime the night of the murder?
(a) Linnet.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Miss Bowers.
(d) Cornelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 17, what does Rosalie Otterbourne say could cause her accuser to be wrong about what she/he saw?

2. Who overhears Jackie de Bellefort and Simon Doyle talking in a restaurant in chapter 1?

3. In chapter 17, who claims that he heard a sound like a champagne cork popping, the possible sound of Jackie's shot in the salon?

4. To whom in chapter 19 does Poirot comment on the vision of the moon after the sun has disappeared, a thought both Simon Doyle and Jackie de Bellefort have previously expressed to him?

5. In chapter 17, Rosalie Otterbourne outright denies accusations that she was threw something overboard the night before. Who made this accusation?

(see the answer key)

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