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Murder on the Orient Express
Chapters 1â3, Part one Quick Quiz
Murder on the Orient Express
by:
Agatha Christie
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–3, Part one
Chapters 4–5, Part one
Chapters 6–8, Part one
Chapter 1–3, Part two
Chapters 4–6, Part two
Chapters 7–9, Part two
Chapters 10–12, Part two
Chapters 13–15
Part three, Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6, Section three
Chapters 7–8, Section three
Chapter 9, Part three
Characters
Character List
Hercule Poirot
Mrs. Hubbard
Mary Debenham
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Chapters 1–3, Part one
Chapters 4–5, Part one
Chapters 6–8, Part one
Chapter 1–3, Part two
Chapters 4–6, Part two
Chapters 7–9, Part two
Chapters 10–12, Part two
Chapters 13–15
Part three, Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6, Section three
Chapters 7–8, Section three
Chapter 9, Part three
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Study Questions
How to Cite This SparkNote
Table of Contents
Chapters 1â3, Part one Quiz
Further study
Chapters 1â3, Part one Quiz
1
of 5
Murder on the Orient Express opens on a cold and windy morning in which country?
Turkey
Syria
Tunisia
Bulgaria
2
of 5
What are Mary Debenham and Colonel Arbuthnot doing when Poirot first observes them?
Smoking on a balcony
Eating breakfast
Fighting in the hallway
Putting out a fire
3
of 5
When Poirot arrives at his hotel in Stamboul, he finds a telegram informing him that he must return to ___.
London
Brussels
Rome
Paris
4
of 5
Which character does Poirot first note as being exceptionally ugly?
M. Bouc
Princess Dragomiroff
Ratchett
Mary Debenham
5
of 5
Whose case does Poirot refuse to take on at the novel’s start, saying, “I do not like your face”?
M. Bouc
Princess Dragomiroff
Ratchett
Mary Debenham
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Hercule Poirot: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz