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Murder on the Orient Express | Quiz

Agatha Christie
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Murder on the Orient Express | Quiz

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1)

What is the profession of Edward Henry Masterman? (from Part 2: Chapters 1, 2 and 3)

Writer
Travel agent
Carpenter
Valet
2)

Which two clues were found in Mrs. Hubbard's compartment? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

Note and Handkerchief
Button and knife
Button and note
Knife and pipe cleaner
3)

What strange thing did Mrs. Hubbard see in her compartment? (from Part 2: Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Man
Rat
Black widow
Poodle
4)

For what ailment did Ratchett take medication? (from Part 2: Chapters 1, 2 and 3)

Motion sickness
Earache
Epilepsy
Sleeplessness
5)

What does Princess Dragomiroff refer to as an admirable happening? (from Part 2: Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Daisy's kidnapping
Poirot's presence
Ratchett's murder
Heavy snowfall
6)

How does Poirot categorize Miss Debenham? (from Part 2: Chapters 10, 11 and 12)

Nervous
Distant
Passionate
Indignant
7)

Who objects to Poirot's first theory? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

Masterman
Hardman
Foscarelli
Constantine
8)

How does Poirot refer to the murderers? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

Executioners
Vigilantes
Jury
Nervous
9)

Where did Colonel Arbuthnot board the train? (from Part 2: Chapters 7, 8 and 9)

Belgium
Italy
Wales
Syria
10)

What proof does Mrs. Hubbard offer? (from Part 2: Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Footprint
Handkerchief
Button
Pipe cleaner
11)

Poirot gives Michel a list of passengers and second list containing what? (from Part 3: Chapters 1, 2 and 3)

Suspects
Altered train schedule
Alibis
10 questions
12)

What is the profession of Hildegarde Schmidt? (from Part 2: Chapters 10, 11 and 12)

Maid
Painter
Scientist
Conductor
13)

Who is Greta going to visit? (from Part 2: Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Parents
Sister
Lover
Grandchildren
14)

What is the Countess afraid of? (from Part 3: Chapters 4 and 5)

Being wrongly accused
Having her luggage stolen
Being the next victim
Spiders
15)

Masterman denies going to what location? (from Part 2: Chapters 1, 2 and 3)

England
Ratchett's compartment
Calais Coach
America
16)

What is found in the pocket of the conductor's uniform? (from Part 2: Chapter 15)

Pass key
Silver pocket watch
Gold coin
Ratchett's pipe
17)

Why was the luggage damp? (from Part 3: Chapters 4 and 5)

To soak off the ID label
No one knows
Michel spilled water on it
It fell into the snow
18)

What does Mrs. Hubbard insist on showing to the investigators? (from Part 2: Chapters 13 and 14)

Letter
Footprints
Photos
Appendix scar
19)

About what did Miss Debenham lie? (from Part 3: Chapters 6, 7 and 8)

Missing the train in Syria
Recognizing the Countess
Knowing Cassetti
Her affair with Colonel Arbuthnot
20)

Who supposedly owned the red kimono? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

Mrs. Hubbard
Countess Andrenyi
Princess Dragomiroff
Miss Debenham
21)

What does Poirot use to rule out suspects? (from Part 2: Chapters 7, 8 and 9)

Polygraph
Tarot cards
Instinct
Psychology
22)

What is odd about the label on the Countess' luggage? (from Part 2: Chapter 15)

It is damp
It is torn
It has a different name on it
It is in English
23)

Who is Masterman's alibi? (from Part 2: Chapters 10, 11 and 12)

Michel
Hardman
Foscarelli
Debenham
24)

Hildegarde takes pride in what skill? (from Part 2: Chapter 15)

Painting
Sewing
Cooking
Crime solving
25)

When was the last time Masterman saw Ratchett? (from Part 2: Chapters 1, 2 and 3)

9 P.M.
1:00 A.M.
11 P.M.
10:30 P.M.
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