Murder on the Orient Express: Quiz Part One

In Chapter One of Part I, what does Poirot overhear Mary Debenham say to the Colonel?

• I really like your suit.

• When it's all over....when it's behind us.

• Careful, there is a detective on the train.

• We really have to watch out for Mrs. Hubbard.

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What is M. Bouc's position with the Wagon Lit company?

• conductor

• bellman

• director

• he is a passenger

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How does Poirot know the case is involved with Daisy Armstrong's murder?

• He finds a charred piece of paper in the compartment

• He finds a threatening letter under Ratchett's pillow

• Bouc tells him that Ratchett is no who he seems to be

• He finds a gun in Ratchett's suitcase

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Poirot compares Dragomiroff's face to that of a--

• toad
• rat
• sheep
• weasel

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How many stab wounds were found on Ratchett's body?

• 11

• 10

• 9

• 12

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Colonel Arbuthnot is Mr. Ratchett's assistant.

• True
• False

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What is Ratchett's true identity?

• Carbinero the assassin

• Foscarelli's brother

• Canoli the gangster from Chicago

• Casetti the kidnapper and murderer

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What do you infer is Poirot's real reason for refusing Ratchett's case?

• He doesn;t like Ratchett's face
• He feel Ratchett's case might be bad news
• Ratchett's associate told him to refuse
• Poirot is already working on a case and doesn't have time for another

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Judging from Christie’s description, what season is it?

• Spring
• Winter
• Summer
• Fall

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Which two items have outsold Agatha Christie's mystery novels? 

• Romeo&Juliet and The Fault in Our Stars
• The Bible and Shakespeare
• Jurassic Park and The Bible
• One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Bible

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