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Murder on the Orient Express Parts 1-2

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the mystery woman wearing when she passed in the corridor?

a)

A scarlet silk kimono with dragons on it

b)

A champagne-colored robe with butterflies

c)

A plain black dressing gown.

d)

A rainbow robe with unicorns on it

2.

What initial was on the handkerchief found at the crime scene?

a)

T

b)

A

c)

N

d)

H

3.

What is suspicious about Count Adrenyi?

a)

He refuses to eat with the other passengers

b)

He does not want the Countess to be questioned

c)

He yelled at Poirot for questioning him too much

d)

He takes suspicious pills to sleep

4.

Who was talking to Colonel Arbuthnot at 2 am?

a)

Edward Masterman

b)

Hector MacQueen

c)

Greta Ohlsson

d)

Princess Dragomiroff

5.

Who carried the pipe cleaner?

a)

Colonel Arbuthnot

b)

Edward Masterman

c)

Mrs. Hubbard

d)

Hector MacQueen

6.

Which character demanded to move compartments?

a)

Mr. Hardman

b)

Miss Debenham

c)

Hildegarde Schmidt

d)

Mrs. Hubbard

7.

Who is investigating Ratchett's murder?

a)

Mrs. Hubbard

b)

The Count and Countess Adrenyi

c)

Hercule Poirot

d)

The conductor

8.

Where did the enigmatic murder of Ratchett take place?

a)

Berth 2

b)

Berths 6-7

c)

Berth 14

d)

In the restaurant

9.

With what reprehensible act was Ratchett involved?

a)

The Armstrong kidnapping and murder case

b)

He bilked people everywhere he went

c)

Charity for orphans

d)

Stealing in the UK

10.

How did Cyrus Hardman describe the killer?

a)

A small, dark man with a womanish voice

b)

A small man with a womanish voice

c)

A tall woman with a manly voice

d)

A hooded, silent figure

11.

What did Ratchett say with Greta Ohlsson opened his door by mistake?

a)

Who are you?

b)

You're too old!

c)

Go away!

d)

Idiot!

12.

What time did the dropped watch imply the murder took place?

a)

12:24

b)

1:10

c)

3:52

d)

1:15

13.

How did the alleged killer go from room to room, even though the door was locked?

a)

They are an expect lockpick

b)

They had a crowbar

c)

They had a conductor's key

d)

They used teleportation.

14.

Which character yaps the most?

a)

Hercule Poirot

b)

Mrs. Hubbard

c)

Mary Debenham

d)

Monsieur Bouc

15.

Who was the Swedish, sheep-faced lady?

a)

Caroline Hubbard

b)

Mary Debenham

c)

Elena Adrenyi

d)

Greta Ohlsson

16.

Why is Miss Debenham so suspicious?

a)

She is British and therefore untrusted by Belgian Poirot

b)

She admits to having seen the kimono

c)

She rushed the schedule before the murder, but after the murder she is calm

d)

M. Bouc caught her doing drugs in her berth

17.

Which character(s) wanted Poirot to search their bags?

a)

The Wagon Lit conductor

b)

Colonel Arbuthnot

c)

Greta Ohlsson

d)

The Count and Countess Adrenyi

18.

How did Poirot make the connection that Ratchett was Cassetti?

a)

He left a confession note

b)

A passenger knew Ratchett as Cassetti

c)

He's just a smart cookie

d)

By examing the letters

19.

How many times was Ratchett/Cassetti stabbed?

a)

Sixteen, which corresponds with the number of compartments

b)

Seven - the same number of men on the train

c)

Twelve - consistent with the number of passengers

d)

Five - the same number of women on the train