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Quiz about Agatha Christies Evil Under the Sun
Quiz about Agatha Christies Evil Under the Sun

Agatha Christie's "Evil Under the Sun" Quiz


This is the best Christie novel to read on the beach. CAUTION:SPOILERS AHEAD

A multiple-choice quiz by Joepetz. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Joepetz
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
309,247
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
663
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (7/10), linkan (10/10), Guest 71 (0/10).
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. Which of the following actually occurred during the novel? Hint

Arlena was being blackmailed
Linda died
Someone smuggled heroin onto the island
Miss Brewster and Mr Redfern found a dead body

2. Which character created a voodoo doll of Arlena? Hint

Miss Darnley
Horace Blatt
Mrs Redfern
Linda

3. Which character's lines mostly consist of the phrase "Yes, darling"? Hint

Mr Redfern
Mr Gardener
Mr Marshall
Rev. Lane

4. What is the name of the island the guests are staying on? Hint

Pixy Cove
Sunlit Island
Antigua
Smuggler's Island

5. Who knew that Linda bought candles and was into witchcraft? Hint

Major Barry
Miss Brewster
Mrs Redfern
Mrs Gardener

6. Which character almost got conked on the head with a suntan bottle? Hint

Mr Gardener
Rev. Lane
Miss Brewster
Linda Marshall

7. Linda Marshall told the police that she loved her stepmother.

True
False

8. Which character did Poirot suspect had to have been involved from the beginning? Hint

Miss Darnley
Mr Marshall
Mrs Gardener
Mr Redfern

9. What was Mr Marshall's alibi? Hint

He was having an affair
He was hiking
He went out sailing
He was writing letters

10. Why did Linda try to commit suicide? Hint

She killed Arlena
She was caught smuggling drugs
She stole money
She felt responsible for Arlena's death


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following actually occurred during the novel?

Answer: Someone smuggled heroin onto the island

Horace Blatt was the cocaine smuggler. Linda almost died from an overdose but recovered. Miss Brewster and Mr Redfern found the live body of Mrs. Redfern pretending to be a dead Mrs Marshall. Arlena Marshall was not being blackmailed, but willingly gave her money away.
2. Which character created a voodoo doll of Arlena?

Answer: Linda

Linda felt responsible for Arlena's death.
3. Which character's lines mostly consist of the phrase "Yes, darling"?

Answer: Mr Gardener

Mrs Gardener tends to ramble on and on, so Mr Gardener pays little attention to her and replies with "Yes, darling."
4. What is the name of the island the guests are staying on?

Answer: Smuggler's Island

Pixy Cove is an attraction on Smuggler's Island.
5. Who knew that Linda bought candles and was into witchcraft?

Answer: Mrs Redfern

This is why the Redferns decided to frame Linda for the murder.
6. Which character almost got conked on the head with a suntan bottle?

Answer: Miss Brewster

Mrs Redfern threw the bottle out the window after she applied its contents to appear as Mrs Marshall. This seemed unimportant, but it was odd that no one admitted to what appeared to be an innocent act.
7. Linda Marshall told the police that she loved her stepmother.

Answer: True

She actually despised Arlena, but because she made the voodoo doll, she didn't want suspicion to fall on her.
8. Which character did Poirot suspect had to have been involved from the beginning?

Answer: Mr Redfern

Poirot knew that Mr. Redfern was involved because Arlena Marshall was meeting someone in secret. The only people she would have met with in secret would have been a blackmailer or Mr.Redfern. Since she wasn't being blackmailed, it had to be him.
9. What was Mr Marshall's alibi?

Answer: He was writing letters

The letters took over an hour to type and he was seen typing by Miss Darnley and the maid.
10. Why did Linda try to commit suicide?

Answer: She felt responsible for Arlena's death

She made the voodoo doll and stabbed it through the heart. According to legend, the victim would soon die afterwards.
Source: Author Joepetz

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