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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 is Miss Debenham's profession?

2. What suspicious item is located in Colonel Arbuthnot's luggage?

3. Why does Poirot suspect Countess Andrenyi?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What item does Poirot expect to find in Hildegard Schmidt's luggage?

2. Which of Poirot's questions trips up Miss Debenham?

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

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

5. How does Poirot think the outcome would have changed if the police had been involved?

6. How does Dr. Constantine describe Miss Debenham?

7. Where does Poirot find the missing uniform?

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

9. What does Poirot find when he goes to his compartment to get his cigarettes?

10. Why does Bouc have suspicions about Foscarelli?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Countess Adrenyi was the second person to unveil her true identity. How did Poirot discover that the Countess' passport was a fake? What tipped Poirot off that the handkerchief belonged to the Countess? Did Poirot believe the Countess' claim that she had few memories of the Armstrong's household staff?

Essay Topic 2

At one point in the story, M. Bouc minimalizes the fact that there has been a murder. Instead, Bouc becomes more concerned with the fact that the murder happened on his company's train. Explain Bouc's thoughts and if the thoughts were realistic? How could the murder affect the Orient Express? Would it affect the reputation of the train or simply deter people for a short time? How might the murder affect Bouc's career?

Essay Topic 3

The relationship between Colonel Arbuthnot and Miss Debenham was never fully disclosed. What do you think they were talking about when spotted in Syria? Why did the mention of the relationship upset Miss Debenham? What do you think constituted the relationship between the Colonel and Miss Debenham? Why?

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