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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. Why does Poirot suspect more than one murderer?

2. What does Poirot expect to find in Hildegarde's luggage?

3. What was so strange about Ratchett's decree that everything was okay?

4. Who is Poirot most interested in at the beginning of this chapter?

5. Why does Poirot suspect Countess Andrenyi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Poirot find the missing uniform?

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

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

4. How does Poirot manage to get the Count and Countess alone?

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

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

7. Why does Poirot believe some of the clues have been faked?

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

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

10. What is the true identity of Miss Debenham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Debenham had more than reason to lie about her identity? What were the reasons? Do you think the reasons were practical or foolish? What could Miss Debenham have done that would have been more convincing?

Essay Topic 2

The murderers were counting on the case running smoothly because of the involvement of the regular police. The murderers became alarmed when they recognized Poirot. What was the difference between the police solving the crime and the case being solved by Poirot? Would the mysterious conductor have been more effective? What about the red kimono and false clues?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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