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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 profession did Miss Freebody hold?

2. With what object does Poirot confront Colonel Arbuthnot?

3. What is Princess Dragomiroff's first name?

4. Why does Poirot have to have special permission to search the Count and Countess' luggage?

5. What item does Poirot retrieve from his compartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Miss Debenham's reaction when Poirot asked if she was upset about Ratchett's death?

2. How does the Countess act when Poirot is searching through her luggage?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Poirot find the missing uniform?

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

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

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

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

First impressions play a large part in the story. When Miss Debenham saw Poirot she referred to the detective as "peculiar but harmless." Explain how Poirot would have assessed his first impression of Miss Debenham, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Cassetti/Ratchett.

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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