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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possibly altered the murderer's plan?
(a) The unknown conductor
(b) Being interrupted by Mrs. Hubbard
(c) Ratchett wasn't in his compartment
(d) Getting stuck in the snowdrift

2. Who else does Poirot suspect of being employed at the Armstrong's house?
(a) Ohlsson and MacQueen
(b) Hubbard and Schmidt
(c) Hardman and Michel
(d) Arbuthnot and Andrenyi

3. What is Miss Debenham's first name?
(a) Margo
(b) Mary
(c) Nevis
(d) Mae

4. Who turns out to be Daisy Armstrong's former nurse?
(a) Princess Dragomiroff
(b) Greta Ohlsson
(c) Mrs. Hubbard
(d) Countess Andrenyi

5. What topic does Poirot discuss with Hardman?
(a) Women
(b) Cars
(c) Police work
(d) Murder

6. Poirot claims there are how many possible solutions to the case?
(a) One
(b) Five
(c) Two
(d) Three

7. Who claims to own the handkerchief?
(a) Countess Andrenyi
(b) Princess Dragomiroff
(c) Mrs. Hubbard
(d) Miss Harris

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

9. What suspicious item is located in Colonel Arbuthnot's luggage?
(a) Knife sheath
(b) Box of pipe cleaners
(c) Packet of handkerchiefs
(d) Conductor's uniform

10. Where is Miss Debenham working temporarily?
(a) Baghdad
(b) Bolivia
(c) Berlin
(d) Budapest

11. What profession did Miss Freebody hold?
(a) Dance instructor
(b) Governess
(c) Upstairs maid
(d) Tutor

12. Poirot suspects the unknown conductor might also have the same identity as what other character?
(a) Princess Dragomiroff
(b) The woman in the kimono
(c) Pierre Michel
(d) Count Andrenyi

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

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

15. What is the Countess afraid of?
(a) Spiders
(b) Having her luggage stolen
(c) Being the next victim
(d) Being wrongly accused

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who lied regarding his/her first name?

3. Who is Masterman's alibi?

4. M. Bouc is suspicious of what nationality?

5. What are the real identities of Debenham and Freebody?

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