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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jackie suggest might have killed Linnet in chapter 14?
(a) The stranger who overheard her coversation with Poirot at Cataract Hotel.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Someone with a grudge against Linnet for her father's business dealings.

2. In chapter 10, what objects do most of the passengers leave their cruise ship to tour?
(a) An ancient tomb.
(b) A temple.
(c) Pyramids.
(d) Old statues.

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

4. What is the Karnak?
(a) A tour line.
(b) A city on the Nile.
(c) The cruise ship.
(d) A hotel.

5. How do many of the other vacationers appear to know Hercule Poirot?
(a) He is a wealthy man who often travels in such circles.
(b) He is a famous entertainer.
(c) He is a well-known detective.
(d) He is a well-known novelist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 21, who are Race and Poirot told took the pearls from Linnet Doyle's room?

2. What item does Mrs. Otterbourne often wear that many passengers note throughout the novel, including in chapter 7?

3. In chapter 20, what do Poirot and Race discover their visitor has brought to them?

4. In chapter 16, what does Poirot claim does not make sense in the investigation?

5. Who do Race and Poirot agree in chapter 15 they do not trust?

(see the answer key)

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