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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
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Chapters 7-9, Part two
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1
of 5
In what year was Agatha Christie born?
1882
1887
1890
1894
2
of 5
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for three weeks after her husband ___.
Died of cholera
Plagiarized her work
Had an affair
Requested a divorce
3
of 5
Murder on the Orient Express was written in what year?
1920
1926
1929
1934
4
of 5
Like most of Christie's novels, Murder on the Orient Express describes the lives of ___.
Scottish peasants
Upper middle-class Brits
Merchant Marines
Unmarried women
5
of 5
In addition to her acclaimed mystery writing, Christie also wrote romance novels under which pen name?
Mary Westmacott
Maria Alcott
Marian Walcott
Winifred Metcalf
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