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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom in chapter 19 does Poirot comment on the vision of the moon after the sun has disappeared, a thought both Simon Doyle and Jackie de Bellefort have previously expressed to him?
(a) Colonel Race.
(b) Simon Doyle.
(c) Dr. Bessner.
(d) Cornelia Robson.

2. How do the vacationers headed to the Second Cataract travel to meet their cruise ship?
(a) By car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By train.
(d) By plane.

3. Who overhears Jackie de Bellefort and Simon Doyle talking in a restaurant in chapter 1?
(a) Hercule Poirot.
(b) Joanna Southwood.
(c) Linnet Ridgeway.
(d) Tim Allerton.

4. What did Miss van Schuyler lose in chapter 12 that becomes an issue in chapter 16?
(a) A fur stole.
(b) A fur hat.
(c) A fur scarf.
(d) A fur coat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jackie de Bellefort say to Poirot in chapter 11 after watching Simon and Linnet together?

2. Who does Miss van Schuyler blame for her late bedtime the night of the murder?

3. In chapter 20, to whom does Poirot whisper before he leaves the dining room?

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

5. In chapter 22, what type of handkerchiefs do Race and Poirot find in Richetti's cabin?

(see the answer key)

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