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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
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Chapter 9, Part three
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Hercule Poirot
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Mary Debenham
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Chapters 1-3, Part one
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Chapters 6-8, Part one
Chapter 1-3, Part two
Chapters 4-6, Part two
Chapters 7-9, Part two
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Chapters 13-15
Part three, Chapters 1-3
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Chapter 9, Part three
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1
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What theme or motif is reflected by the specific number of conspirators in Ratchett's murder?
American ideals
Justice of the jury
Morality of murder
Insufficiency of law
2
of 5
What theme or motif is reflected by the fact that Ratchett's murderers are unlikely to go to jail?
American ideals
Justice of the jury
Morality of murder
Insufficiency of law
3
of 5
Within the context of the novel, who or what symbolizes pure evil?
Ratchett
Daisy Armstrong
The red kimono
The smudged luggage tag
4
of 5
Which motif is evoked by the smudged luggage tag?
Class
Identity
Americans
Education
5
of 5
Within the context of the novel, who or what symbolizes goodness and innocence?
Ratchett
Daisy Armstrong
The red kimono
The smudged luggage tag
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