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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Poirot suspect the passengers of being from the Armstrong house?
(a) Forged passports
(b) They have American accents
(c) Mixed nationalities
(d) All act suspicious

2. To whom does Poirot refer as a "highly suspicious character?"
(a) Princess Dragomiroff
(b) Pierre Michel
(c) Miss Debenham
(d) Mrs. Hubbard

3. What unusual characteristic does the supposed attacker have?
(a) Tattoos
(b) Womanish voice
(c) Limp
(d) Warts

4. Who manages to get Poirot a first class berth?
(a) Bouc
(b) Arbuthnot
(c) MacQueen
(d) Harris

5. What time does the train stop?
(a) 1:23 A.M.
(b) 12:37 A.M.
(c) 3:17 A.M.
(d) 2:43 A.M.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Countess claim to remember so little?

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

3. Ratchett supposedly put what item on his bedside table?

4. Why does Constantine claim that the Princess could not have killed Ratchett?

5. What does Poirot expect to find in Hildegarde's luggage?

(see the answer key)

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