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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of Poirot's hotel?
(a) Tokatlian Hotel
(b) The Plaza
(c) Georges Cinq
(d) Four Seasons

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poirot consider as a possible motive?

2. Which passenger changes berths?

3. What proof does Mrs. Hubbard offer?

4. What time was the crime supposedly committed?

5. Which person was not in the room when Mrs. Hubbard told her story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did MacQueen go to see Ratchett that evening?

2. What is Ratchett's reaction when he realizes that Poirot is now his neighbor?

3. How is Ratchett murdered?

4. Where did the Count spend time during the Armstrong investigation?

5. Why was Ratchett's response considered to be strange?

6. What was the cause of death for Ratchett?

7. What causes the delay on the train?

8. Who was last person to see Ratchett alive?

9. What were MacQueen's thoughts about Ratchett?

10. How does Colonel Arbuthnot react when Poirot questions him about Miss Debenham?

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