View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possibly altered the murderer's plan?
(a) Ratchett wasn't in his compartment
(b) The unknown conductor
(c) Being interrupted by Mrs. Hubbard
(d) Getting stuck in the snowdrift

2. In Russian the letter N appears as what letter in English?
(a) V
(b) M
(c) R
(d) H

3. What is found in the pocket of the conductor's uniform?
(a) Ratchett's pipe
(b) Gold coin
(c) Silver pocket watch
(d) Pass key

4. Who lied regarding his/her first name?
(a) Miss Debenham
(b) Cyrus Hardman
(c) Mrs. Hubbard
(d) Countess Andrenyi

5. With what object does Poirot confront Colonel Arbuthnot?
(a) Missing button
(b) Broken watch
(c) Pipe cleaner
(d) Forged passport

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to own the handkerchief?

2. Why couldn't the unknown conductor be one of the people Poirot had met?

3. How does the Countess react to having her luggage searched?

4. What topic does Poirot discuss with Hardman?

5. What is different about Mrs. Hubbard's new compartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Constantine describe Miss Debenham?

2. What item does Poirot expect to find in Hildegard Schmidt's luggage?

3. What is the true identity of Miss Debenham?

4. What caused the murderers' original plan to go awry?

5. How did Colonel Arbuthnot react to Poirot's inquiry about the pipe cleaner?

6. How does the Countess act when Poirot is searching through her luggage?

7. What point does MacQueen reiterate when Poirot approaches him to conduct a search?

8. Which of Poirot's questions trips up Miss Debenham?

9. What discovery caused Poirot to link the handkerchief to the Countess?

10. Why did Miss Debenham lie about her former position?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 425 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample