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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange thing did Mrs. Hubbard see in her compartment?
(a) Man
(b) Poodle
(c) Rat
(d) Black widow

2. What crime did Cassetti commit?
(a) Murder
(b) Forgery
(c) Embezzlement
(d) Counterfeiting

3. in what language does Ratchett speak to the conductor?
(a) English
(b) Swedish
(c) Italian
(d) French

4. Who is Poirot's companion in the berth?
(a) Harris
(b) Sanderson
(c) MacQueen
(d) Jacobs

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

6. Who committed suicide from grief?
(a) Colonel Armstrong
(b) Harris
(c) Cassetti
(d) Jacobson

7. For what ailment did Ratchett take medication?
(a) Motion sickness
(b) Earache
(c) Epilepsy
(d) Sleeplessness

8. What is the profession of Edward Henry Masterman?
(a) Travel agent
(b) Valet
(c) Carpenter
(d) Writer

9. Which passenger changes berths?
(a) Buoc
(b) Poirot
(c) Ratchett
(d) MacQueen

10. How long after Daisy's death was the main suspect apprehended?
(a) 3 months
(b) 13 months
(c) 1 year
(d) 6 months

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

12. What is the real reason Poirot refuses Ratchett?
(a) Poirot is too tired
(b) Poirot does not like Ratchett's face
(c) Poirot is running late for an appointment
(d) Ratchett is overbearing and rude

13. What is Ratchett's native land?
(a) Hungary
(b) England
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Egypt

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

15. Who is the first to be interviewed?
(a) Pierre
(b) Bouc
(c) Ratchett
(d) Poirot

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poirot consider as a possible motive?

2. Who do Princess Dragomiroff and Mrs. Armstrong have in common?

3. What was MacQueen's job with Ratchett?

4. Where does Poirot board the train?

5. Where was Michel at the time of the murder?

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