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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poirot use to rule out suspects?

2. What is the initial on the handkerchief?

3. Which passenger changes berths?

4. Who is Princess Dragomiroff?

5. Where does the train stop in the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was last person to see Ratchett alive?

2. What is mysterious about the berth in which Ratchett is murdered?

3. What did Dr. Constantine find odd about some of Ratchett's wounds?

4. What were MacQueen's thoughts about Ratchett?

5. What causes the delay on the train?

6. What unusual item was worn by the lady in the corridor?

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

8. Why does the train stop in Belgrade?

9. What is Poirot's reaction to Ratchett?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Poirot happen to be on the same train as the victim? Was it by accident or was it planned? How did Poirot react when he realized that Colonel Arbuthnot and Miss Debenham were also on the train? How might the case have been different if Poirot had been able to decipher the relationship between the Colonel and Miss Debenham?

Essay Topic 2

Pierre Michel turned out to be involved in the case although he was able to fool Poirot at first. What comments made by Bouc put Michel in a good light? Do you think that Michel's questionable intelligence was a factor? How was Michel tied to the case?

Essay Topic 3

Cassetti posed as Ratchett, a successful businessman, since he fled from America. Explain how it was possible for Ratchett to keep his true identity a secret for so long? Do you think MacQueen knew Ratchett's real identity when he accepted the job as secretary?

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