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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 22, for what reason does Race suggest Linnet might have worn fake pearls?
(a) She could not afford the real ones.
(b) She prefers the look of the fake pearls to the real ones.
(c) To protect herself from attack.
(d) To protect the real ones from theft.

2. For what reason does Mrs. Otterbourne suggest Miss Bowers might be Linnet's killer in chapter 17?
(a) She is sexually repressed.
(b) She is clearly envious of Linnet's money.
(c) She is socially repressed.
(d) She is clearly in love with Simon Doyle.

3. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?
(a) Archeology.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Anthropology.

4. In chapter 22, what do Race and Poirot find in Mr. Fanthrop's cabin?
(a) A large amount of correspondence.
(b) Expensive belongings, but no letters.
(c) Cheap belongings.
(d) A great deal of literature.

5. At what table does Mrs. Allerton note in chapter 7 Jackie de Bellefort has been placed?
(a) With the Doyles.
(b) With herself and her son.
(c) With the van Schuyler party.
(d) With the Otterbournes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Colonel Race learn that his agitator would be on the cruise ship?

2. In chapter 18, how many of the passengers are Poirot and Race able to rule out in the murder of Linnet Doyle?

3. In chapter 24, who becomes openly upset about Simon Doyle's condition?

4. In chapter 21, where were the pearls discovered the morning after Linnet's murder?

5. What threat does Linnet Doyle claim has been made against her?

(see the answer key)

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