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

2. What is Greta Ohlsson's destination?
(a) France
(b) Luxembourg
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland

3. What time does Poirot's train depart?
(a) 10 P.M.
(b) 9 P.M.
(c) 9 A.M.
(d) 3 P.M.

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

5. In what season does the story take place?
(a) spring
(b) autumn
(c) winter
(d) summer

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the initial on the handkerchief?

2. What is the Countess' first name?

3. What is the real reason Poirot refuses Ratchett?

4. What time was the crime supposedly committed?

5. What unusual characteristic does the supposed attacker have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the military officer to stay in Poirot's company at the train station?

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

3. What was the cause of death for Ratchett?

4. How did Mrs. Hubbard react to the handkerchief?

5. How is Ratchett murdered?

6. Why is Mrs. Hubbard nervous?

7. Why is M. Bouc concerned about Poirot's line of questioning with accounting Countess?

8. For what reason is Poirot's berth changed?

9. What items did Poirot collect for examination?

10. What item was found that backed up Mrs. Hubbard's story?

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