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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 16, what does Poirot claim does not make sense in the investigation?
(a) Why the killer tried to silence the gun.
(b) Why the killer threw the gun overboard when trying to frame Jackie.
(c) Why Jackie's gun was used in the murder.
(d) Why the killer murdered Linnet in the first place.

2. On what part of his body does Simon Doyle suffer a gunshot wound in chapter 12?
(a) His belly.
(b) His head.
(c) His arm.
(d) His leg.

3. What does Mrs. Otterbourne insist on giving Poirot in chapter 3?
(a) One of her novels.
(b) A tip.
(c) A new magazine.
(d) A picture of herself.

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

5. In chapter 17, Rosalie Otterbourne outright denies accusations that she was threw something overboard the night before. Who made this accusation?
(a) Mr. Pennington.
(b) Miss Bowers.
(c) Miss van Schuyler.
(d) Cornelia Robson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many of the vacationers notice about Rosalie Otterbourne's behavior early in the novel?

2. In chapter 21, who do Poirot and Race claim they would like to interview next?

3. What alibi does Fleetwood offer in chapter 15?

4. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?

5. Who informs Poirot in chapter 13 of Linnet Doyle's death?

(see the answer key)

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