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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 item did Greta Ohlsson borrow from Mrs. Hubbard?
(a) Shampoo
(b) Towel
(c) Cigarette
(d) Aspirin

2. What is the Count's native country?
(a) Brazil
(b) Syria
(c) Canada
(d) Hungary

3. What is strange about the door leading outside?
(a) Its window is broken
(b) It is unlocked
(c) It is missing
(d) It is locked

4. What weapon does Ratchett carry?
(a) knife
(b) gun
(c) letter opener
(d) cricket bat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the diplomat?

2. What time was the crime supposedly committed?

3. How long after Daisy's death was the main suspect apprehended?

4. With whom is Greta Ohlsson sharing a compartment?

5. Who is the murder victim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the train stop in Belgrade?

7. Why is Mrs. Hubbard nervous?

8. What were MacQueen's thoughts about Ratchett?

9. What causes the delay on the train?

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

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