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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Dr. Bessner mention in chapter 14 might have had a grudge against Linnet Doyle?
(a) Mr. Ferguson.
(b) Miss van Schuyler.
(c) An engineer on the ship.
(d) Mr. Allerton.

3. For what reason does Mr. Pennington give for needing Linnet's signature on some documents in chapter 9?
(a) Her marriage changes the terms of her inheritance.
(b) She has been away from America for so long they are behind on such matters.
(c) He wants to get business out of the way while on vacation.
(d) He wants to put her mind at ease.

4. In chapter 21, for what reason does Poirot suggest no one heard the gunshot that took Linnet's life?
(a) It was too small a sound to be heard.
(b) No one but Pennington was close enough and capable of hearing it.
(c) It was such a small sound, no one could distinguish it over normal sounds.
(d) It was muffled by the fur stole.

5. What is bigamy?
(a) Being legally married to more than one person at a time.
(b) Having a preconcieved idea of a person or set of circumstances.
(c) Bearing bad opinions of a group of people for no logical reason.
(d) Having more than one child at a time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jackie claim Simon fell in love with Linnet?

4. In chapter 21, why do Poirot and Race decide to search the boat even though the pearls have been discovered?

5. What word does Poirot ask to have defined in chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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