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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Poirot most interested in at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Dr. Constantine
(b) Miss Debenham
(c) Unknown conductor
(d) Hildegarde Schmidt

2. Why was the luggage damp?
(a) No one knows
(b) To soak off the ID label
(c) Michel spilled water on it
(d) It fell into the snow

3. Why does the Countess claim to remember so little?
(a) She was asleep
(b) She was drugged
(c) She was very young
(d) She was away at school

4. What possibly altered the murderer's plan?
(a) Being interrupted by Mrs. Hubbard
(b) Ratchett wasn't in his compartment
(c) Getting stuck in the snowdrift
(d) The unknown conductor

5. What is the Countess afraid of?
(a) Being the next victim
(b) Being wrongly accused
(c) Having her luggage stolen
(d) Spiders

6. How did Miss Debenham react when the train was delayed in Syria?
(a) Confused
(b) Frantic
(c) Annoyed
(d) Angry

7. What is the difference between the even numbered and the odd numbered compartments?
(a) There is no difference
(b) The bolts are located in different places
(c) The odd numbered compartments don't have windows
(d) The even numbered compartments have only 1 bed

8. Which passenger does Poirot suspect of traveling under an alias?
(a) Colonel Arbuthnot
(b) Miss Debenham
(c) Countess Andrenyi
(d) Cyrus Hardman

9. What topic does Poirot discuss with Hardman?
(a) Murder
(b) Women
(c) Cars
(d) Police work

10. Poirot gives Michel a list of passengers and second list containing what?
(a) Altered train schedule
(b) Alibis
(c) 10 questions
(d) Suspects

11. How does Poirot categorize Miss Debenham?
(a) Passionate
(b) Distant
(c) Indignant
(d) Nervous

12. Why does Poirot have to have special permission to search the Count and Countess' luggage?
(a) Royals have special privileges
(b) They own the train company
(c) The luggage contains valuable objects
(d) They have diplomatic immunity

13. What does Poirot expect to find in Hildegarde's luggage?
(a) Uniform
(b) Kimono
(c) Knife
(d) Loose buttons

14. What item is found in Poirot's luggage?
(a) Gun
(b) Kimono
(c) Forged passport
(d) Conductor's uniform

15. Which group of men investigated the murder?
(a) Poirot, Constantine, Bouc
(b) Poirot, MacQueen, Arbuthnot
(c) Constantine, Poirot, Cassetti
(d) Poirot, Buoc, Michel

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Debenham's first name?

2. What topic does Miss Debenham find impertinent?

3. Poirot suspects the murderer of being __________________.

4. Most of the passengers seem to be related to what crime?

5. What is Princess Dragomiroff's first name?

(see the answer keys)

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