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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Ratchett carry?
(a) letter opener
(b) gun
(c) knife
(d) cricket bat

2. Who is Princess Dragomiroff?
(a) Serbian spy
(b) Russian aristocrat
(c) Poirot's traveling companion
(d) Ratchett's sister

3. In what season does the story take place?
(a) spring
(b) summer
(c) winter
(d) autumn

4. Who investigates the noise?
(a) Ratchett
(b) Conductor
(c) Buoc
(d) Poirot

5. What item does Poirot request from the conductor?
(a) newspaper
(b) pillow
(c) matches
(d) water

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Poirot's train depart?

2. What causes the train to stop unexpectedly in the middle of the night?

3. Who is Poirot's companion in the berth?

4. Why does the train stop?

5. Who refers to Poirot as harmless and peculiar?

(see the answer key)

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