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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 is found in the pocket of the conductor's uniform?
(a) Ratchett's pipe
(b) Gold coin
(c) Pass key
(d) Silver pocket watch

2. What accusation does Poirot present to Miss Debenham?
(a) That she was blackmailing Colonel Arbuthnot
(b) That she owned the red kimono
(c) That she murdered Ratchett
(d) That she was Miss Freebody

3. What topic does Poirot discuss with Hardman?
(a) Police work
(b) Women
(c) Murder
(d) Cars

4. Who claims to own the handkerchief?
(a) Miss Harris
(b) Countess Andrenyi
(c) Princess Dragomiroff
(d) Mrs. Hubbard

5. Which group of men investigated the murder?
(a) Poirot, Buoc, Michel
(b) Poirot, Constantine, Bouc
(c) Constantine, Poirot, Cassetti
(d) Poirot, MacQueen, Arbuthnot

Short Answer Questions

1. What was so strange about Ratchett's decree that everything was okay?

2. What is the Countess afraid of?

3. What was the name of Daisy Armstrong's nurse?

4. Which clue was most likely planted to mislead Poirot?

5. What is odd about the label on the Countess' luggage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Miss Debenham lie about her former position?

2. What item convinces Bouc and Constantine that Poirot is on the right track?

3. How does the Princess try to explain the monogram on the handkerchief.

4. What other thing did the Princess lie about to Poirot?

5. What is the true identity of the Countess Adrenyi?

6. What was Foscarelli's position with the Armstrong family?

7. How does Dr. Constantine describe Miss Debenham?

8. How did Colonel Arbuthnot react to Poirot's inquiry about the pipe cleaner?

9. How does Hildegard Schmidt determine the time of the murder?

10. What is the true identity of Miss Debenham?

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