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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In chapter 18, why does Poirot think Rosalie hesitates before saying she saw no one on the deck when she went there to throw overboard her mother's items?
(a) He thinks she committed the crime.
(b) He thinks she is protecting Simon Doyle.
(c) He thinks she is lying.
(d) He thinks she saw her mother commit the crime.

3. Which of the following is not part of the evidence Poirot feels points to the correct murderer in chapter 27?
(a) The stained handkerchief.
(b) Mr. Pennington's gun.
(c) The bottles of nail polish.
(d) Mr. Richetti's large caliber pistol.

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

5. 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?
(a) Mr. Fanthrop.
(b) Mr. Ferguson.
(c) Mr. Richetti.
(d) Mr. Allerton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 29, who does Poirot say killed Linnet's maid and Mrs. Otterbourne?

2. In chapter 7, who does Poirot overhear saying that they must go through with it now?

3. What is Mr. Richetti's profession?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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