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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of the silent man in black?
(a) conductor
(b) barrister
(c) manservant
(d) musician

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

3. Why does the train stop?
(a) There is a bad storm up ahead
(b) To release a sick passenger
(c) To take on another carriage
(d) The track has washed out

4. Where does the train stop in the night?
(a) Belarus
(b) Bologna
(c) Budapest
(d) Belgrade

5. What does Poirot uncover about Ratchett?
(a) Ratchett was using an alias
(b) Ratchett was not really a doctor
(c) Ratchett was secretly married to the Princess
(d) Ratchett was working undercover for Scotland Yard

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to Poirot as harmless and peculiar?

2. What is the woman in the hallway wearing?

3. What is the name of Poirot's hotel?

4. What is the name of the doctor?

5. Who is the murder victim?

(see the answer key)

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