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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 was the victim killed?
(a) Strangled
(b) Stabbed
(c) Shot
(d) Poisoned

2. What is the profession of Edward Henry Masterman?
(a) Travel agent
(b) Valet
(c) Writer
(d) Carpenter

3. What crime did Cassetti commit?
(a) Counterfeiting
(b) Forgery
(c) Embezzlement
(d) Murder

4. Where does Poirot board the train?
(a) Siberia
(b) Syria
(c) Sicily
(d) Salerno

5. What name was Cassetti also known by?
(a) Michel
(b) Ratchett
(c) Armstrong
(d) Sanderson

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the train to stop unexpectedly in the middle of the night?

2. What time does Poirot's train depart?

3. What is Mrs. Hubbard's native country?

4. What is the woman in the hallway wearing?

5. Who manages to get Poirot a first class berth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the cause of death for Ratchett?

4. How is Ratchett murdered?

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

6. Why did the Poirot blow powder on to Ratchett's window?

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

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

9. How did MacQueen become Ratchett's secretary?

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

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