Section 1 Test - Murder on the Orient Express

Where does Monsieur Poirot board the train?

• Paris
• Belrade
• Baghdad
• Syria

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

• Spring
• Winter
• Summer
• Fall

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How many other passengers are on the train in Chapter 1?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Of the four characters introduced in Chapter 1, which three will be most important to the story?

• Debenham, Bosc, Poirot
• Arbuthnot, Bosc, Poirot
• Debenham, Arbuthnot, Poirot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Poirot view the other two passengers?

• Friendly
• Mary is efficient, Colonel is quite and disdainful
• Depressed
• Angry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where is Poirot scheduled to depart the train?

• Paris
• America
• Stamboul
• Vienna

Why isn’t Mary exiting there, too?

• She wants to go home
• She has seen Stamboul before on her way to Bagdad
• She isn't a tourist
• She doesn't say

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What two things has Poirot already learned in Chapter 1 about Mary’s occupation and her demeanor simply by eavesdropping?

• She has served as a Governess and is intelligent
• She is a maid, uneducated
• She is cold-hearted and a secretary

What item that Poirot receives from the concierge surprises the Belgian?

• a box with cufflinks
• a telegram requesting he return home 
• a threatening letter

As Poirot is heading to the dining room at the Hotel Tokatlian, whom does he encounter?

• His friend, Monsieur Bouc
• Mary Debenham
• The Pope
• Princess Dragomiroff

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9