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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 item does Poirot request from the conductor?

2. Who else was supposedly involved in Daisy's kidnapping?

3. Who is Cyrus Hardman?

4. How was the victim killed?

5. Who investigates the noise?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the cause of death for Ratchett?

4. What was the important information Mrs. Hubbard had to share with a person in authority?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Debenham had more than reason to lie about her identity? What were the reasons? Do you think the reasons were practical or foolish? What could Miss Debenham have done that would have been more convincing?

Essay Topic 2

Two puzzling clues were the unknown conductor and the woman in the scarlet kimono. What was the purpose of these ruses? Would the use of these non-existent people have fooled the police? Who do you think posed as these people? Was it one or more persons? How did Poirot know where to find the discarded items of clothing?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Constantine had a low opinion of Foscarelli. The doctor thought that Foscarelli could easily be responsible for the murder due to his nationality. What were Dr. Constantine's reasons for making such a statement? Do you think that the reputation of the Italians is justified? Is the prejudice still practiced today?

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