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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the train to stop unexpectedly in the middle of the night?
(a) There is a mechanical failure
(b) The conductor is murdered
(c) It gets stuck in a snowdrift
(d) Animals have wandered onto the tracks

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

3. What weapon does Ratchett carry?
(a) letter opener
(b) knife
(c) cricket bat
(d) gun

4. What is the conductor's first name?
(a) Pierre
(b) Hercule
(c) Michel
(d) Marcel

5. What strange thing did Mrs. Hubbard see in her compartment?
(a) Black widow
(b) Man
(c) Poodle
(d) Rat

6. Who is Greta going to visit?
(a) Grandchildren
(b) Sister
(c) Parents
(d) Lover

7. Who is anxious to see Poirot?
(a) Pierre Michel
(b) Colonel Armstrong
(c) Mrs. Hubbard
(d) Princess Dragomiroff

8. What is Mrs. Hubbard's native country?
(a) America
(b) England
(c) Canada
(d) Sweden

9. What was MacQueen's job with Ratchett?
(a) Secretary
(b) Valet
(c) Bodyguard
(d) Accountant

10. Who is the first to be interviewed?
(a) Ratchett
(b) Poirot
(c) Bouc
(d) Pierre

11. What time was the crime supposedly committed?
(a) 1:15 A.M.
(b) 12:23 A.M.
(c) 11:53 P.M.
(d) 2:25 A.M.

12. in what language does Ratchett speak to the conductor?
(a) French
(b) English
(c) Italian
(d) Swedish

13. Who was the last person to see the victim alive?
(a) MacQueen
(b) Mrs. Hubbard
(c) Poirot
(d) Pierre

14. Which of these things was not part of the curious crime scene?
(a) Open window
(b) Smell of burned hair
(c) Locked door
(d) Extremely deep wounds

15. What is the initial on the handkerchief?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) H
(d) R

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Greta Ohlsson's destination?

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

3. How was MacQueen's father related to Cassetti?

4. Who is Cyrus Hardman?

5. What is Ratchett's native land?

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