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Average Evil Under The Sun Quiz | 10 Questions | Literature

No one was surprised when Arlena Marshall was found strangled at the Hotel. Unfortunately for her killer, Hercule Poirot was also staying there and it wasn't long before he solved the mystery of her death. Caution: spoilers.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,763

Updated
Mar 14 22

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the hotel where the story was set? Hint

Hotel Sun n Sand

Leathercombe Hotel

Jolly Roger Hotel

Holiday Inn

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Question 2 of 10

2. What had Linda purchased from the mainland the morning the murder took place? Hint

Water colours

A cardboard hat

A pair of scissors

Candles

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Question 3 of 10

3. Did Christine know that Patrick was having an affair with Arlena?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Patrick Redfern with when he discovered Arlena's body? Hint

Rosamund Darnley

Christine Redfern

Emily Brewster

Hercule Poirot

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Christine say she had worked as, before her marriage to Patrick? Hint

Nurse

School teacher

Governess

Secretary

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Question 6 of 10

6. Was Arlena being blackmailed by somebody staying at the hotel?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who attempted suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills? Hint

Linda Marshall

Rosamund Darnley

Emily Brewster

Odell Gardener

8. While Poirot was going through the list of women victims of strangulation given by Inspector Colgate, he found another murder similar to that of Arlena. What was the name of that murder victim? Hint

Sally Wakefield

Andrea Cooper

Alice Corrigan

Florence Angler

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the hotel guests was involved in dope smuggling? Hint

Major Barry

Kenneth Marshall

Odell Gardener

Horace Blatt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed Arlena Marshall? Hint

Rev. Stephen Lane

Patrick Redfern

Kenneth Marshall

Horace Blatt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the hotel where the story was set?

Answer: Jolly Roger Hotel

Hercule Poirot was there on holiday but as soon as he saw Arlena Stuart on the beach, he sensed evil around her. Soon after, she was murdered and Poirot set about trying to unmask her killer.

2. What had Linda purchased from the mainland the morning the murder took place?

Answer: Candles

She wanted to experiment with witchcraft and was going to perform a spell from a book she had bought a few days ago.

3. Did Christine know that Patrick was having an affair with Arlena?

Answer: Yes

She appeared to resent the fact that everyone pitied her since the affair was public knowledge.

4. Who was Patrick Redfern with when he discovered Arlena's body?

Answer: Emily Brewster

When Emily Brewster set out for her morning row, Patrick offered to accompany her. They happened to see Arlena lying on the beach at Pixy Cove. When they realized that she was dead, Patrick stayed with the body while Emily went off to fetch the police.

5. What did Christine say she had worked as, before her marriage to Patrick?

Answer: School teacher

Christine always tried to project herself to be more intellectual than athletic. She even professed to have a fear of heights. In reality, she had been a games mistress and was far from the delicate woman she pretended to be.

6. Was Arlena being blackmailed by somebody staying at the hotel?

Answer: No

Christine claimed to have heard a conversation between Arlena and her blackmailer. Actually this was a lie to account for the vast sum of money that Arlena had given Patrick from a legacy left to her.

7. Who attempted suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills?

Answer: Linda Marshall

Linda had performed witchcraft in a childish attempt to get rid of Arlena, the same morning that Arlena was murdered. When she realized that the police suspected her father to be involved in the murder, she tried to commit suicide and left a note claiming that she had killed Arlena.

Answer: Alice Corrigan

Poirot noticed that the cases had a striking similarity - the husband had a water-tight alibi in each case.

9. Which of the hotel guests was involved in dope smuggling?

Answer: Horace Blatt

Pixy Cove was a hiding place for the dope before it was taken to the mainland.

10. Who killed Arlena Marshall?

Answer: Patrick Redfern

Patrick had pretended to be in love with her and swindled a large sum of money. He had planned to kill her before her husband came to know about it and had called her to Leathercombe Bay with this in mind. Christine was his partner in crime.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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