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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poirot find odd about Princess Dragomiroff's maid?
(a) Nationality
(b) Education
(c) Temperment
(d) Age

2. What accusation does Poirot present to Miss Debenham?
(a) That she owned the red kimono
(b) That she murdered Ratchett
(c) That she was Miss Freebody
(d) That she was blackmailing Colonel Arbuthnot

3. What is discovered in Mrs. Hubbard's sponge bag?
(a) Flask of whiskey
(b) Severed finger
(c) Bloody knife
(d) Conductor's uniform

4. What about the case makes it intriguing to Poirot?
(a) Ease
(b) Location
(c) Impossibility
(d) Deceit

5. What is odd about the label on the Countess' luggage?
(a) It is in English
(b) It is torn
(c) It has a different name on it
(d) It is damp

6. What are the real identities of Debenham and Freebody?
(a) Ratchett's accomplices
(b) Daisy Armstrong's brothers
(c) Department store owners
(d) Police detectives

7. Why was the luggage damp?
(a) To soak off the ID label
(b) It fell into the snow
(c) No one knows
(d) Michel spilled water on it

8. Hildegarde takes pride in what skill?
(a) Crime solving
(b) Painting
(c) Cooking
(d) Sewing

9. Why couldn't the unknown conductor be one of the people Poirot had met?
(a) The unknown conductor was the only one to lose a button
(b) Build was too small
(c) All of their voices were masculine
(d) Unknown conductor was probably a woman

10. Hildegarde Schmidt hesitated when discussing what object?
(a) Pipe
(b) Handkerchief
(c) Spiked coffee
(d) Torn dress

11. What was the importance of the grease spot?
(a) No importance at all
(b) The passenger had tampered with the train's brakes
(c) It hid the real name of the passenger
(d) The passenger was a slob

12. Poirot believes which of the clues could be a fake?
(a) Broken watch
(b) Handkerchief
(c) Burned note
(d) Pipe cleaner

13. What is the real identity of the Countess?
(a) Investigator for the train company
(b) Mrs. Armstrong's younger sister
(c) The Princess' mother
(d) Ratchett's wife

14. What is found in the pocket of the conductor's uniform?
(a) Pass key
(b) Gold coin
(c) Ratchett's pipe
(d) Silver pocket watch

15. Who is worried about being the last person to see Ratchett alive?
(a) Miss Debenham
(b) Princess Dragomiroff
(c) Greta Ohlsson
(d) Hildegarde Schmidt

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Poirot suspect more than one murderer?

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

3. What is Miss Debenham's profession?

4. What does Mrs. Hubbard insist on showing to the investigators?

5. Poirot suspects the unknown conductor might also have the same identity as what other character?

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