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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of detective Poirot?
(a) Hercule
(b) Herman
(c) Jacques
(d) Howard

2. Where does Poirot board the train?
(a) Syria
(b) Siberia
(c) Salerno
(d) Sicily

3. Who is Poirot's companion in the berth?
(a) Sanderson
(b) MacQueen
(c) Jacobs
(d) Harris

4. What item does Poirot request from the conductor?
(a) matches
(b) water
(c) pillow
(d) newspaper

5. In what season does the story take place?
(a) spring
(b) summer
(c) autumn
(d) winter

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the conductor's first name?

2. How was the victim killed?

3. Who investigates the noise?

4. Who refers to Poirot as harmless and peculiar?

5. Who manages to get Poirot a first class berth?

(see the answer key)

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