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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ratchett offer to Poirot?
(a) big money
(b) dessert
(c) ambassadorship
(d) seat at dinner

3. The Countess' housecoat is the color of what object?
(a) Wheat
(b) Strawberries
(c) Oranges
(d) Corn

4. Who sleeps in the berth between Poirot and Mrs. Hubbard?
(a) Ratchett
(b) Conductor
(c) Harris
(d) Col. Arbuthnot

5. How did Poirot learn of the connection to Daisy Armstrong?
(a) Lucky guess
(b) A note
(c) Conductor told him
(d) Suspect's confession

6. What proof does Mrs. Hubbard offer?
(a) Footprint
(b) Button
(c) Handkerchief
(d) Pipe cleaner

7. Who spent a year in Washington?
(a) Princess Dragomiroff
(b) Pierre Michel
(c) MacQueen
(d) Count Andrenyi

8. What time was the crime supposedly committed?
(a) 11:53 P.M.
(b) 2:25 A.M.
(c) 1:15 A.M.
(d) 12:23 A.M.

9. What wakes the passengers?
(a) Clanging bells
(b) Screeching brakes
(c) Crying baby
(d) Loud cry

10. What causes the train to stop unexpectedly in the middle of the night?
(a) The conductor is murdered
(b) Animals have wandered onto the tracks
(c) It gets stuck in a snowdrift
(d) There is a mechanical failure

11. How does Masterman react upon hearing Daisy's name?
(a) Becomes upset
(b) Is confused
(c) Begins to cry
(d) Does not react

12. Who do Princess Dragomiroff and Mrs. Armstrong have in common?
(a) Linda Arden
(b) Miss Debenham
(c) Cassetti
(d) Mrs. Hubbard

13. Who is the murder victim?
(a) Michel
(b) MacQueen
(c) Poirot
(d) Ratchett

14. What name was Cassetti also known by?
(a) Armstrong
(b) Sanderson
(c) Ratchett
(d) Michel

15. Who was the last person to see the victim alive?
(a) Pierre
(b) Poirot
(c) Mrs. Hubbard
(d) MacQueen

Short Answer Questions

1. Masterman denies going to what location?

2. What does Princess Dragomiroff refer to as an admirable happening?

3. How was the victim killed?

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

5. What had Ratchett received prior to the trip?

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