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

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

3. Who refers to Poirot as harmless and peculiar?
(a) Miss Debenham
(b) Miss Marple
(c) M. Bouc
(d) Col. Arbuthnot

4. What is the name of the luxury train?
(a) Calais Coach
(b) EuroRail
(c) Orient Express
(d) Egyptian Caboose

5. What is the first name of detective Poirot?
(a) Hercule
(b) Jacques
(c) Herman
(d) Howard

Short Answer Questions

1. Who committed suicide from grief?

2. Why does the train stop?

3. How long had Masterman worked for Ratchett?

4. What had Ratchett received prior to the trip?

5. What time does Poirot's train depart?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did MacQueen become Ratchett's secretary?

2. What is Poirot's reaction to Ratchett?

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

4. What is Miss Debenham's initial reaction to Poirot?

5. What was unusual about the Count's passport?

6. What was Poirot's reply when MacQueen questioned his identification?

7. Why is Mrs. Hubbard nervous?

8. Who was last person to see Ratchett alive?

9. What is so odd about Miss Debenham's association with Colonel Arbuthnot?

10. How did Ratchett respond when Pierre Michel answered the bell?

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