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Murder on the Orient Express
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Summary
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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
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Context
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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
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Chapters 4-5, Part one Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 4-5, Part one Quiz
1
of 5
Whose first-class carriage does Poirot learn he has been moved into when the train stops at Belgrade?
Colonel Arbuthnot
M. Bouc
Ratchett
Mrs. Hubbard
2
of 5
What sound is accompanied by the loud groan that awakens Poirot on his first night in compartment one?
A dog barking
A woman sobbing
Glass breaking
A bell ringing
3
of 5
After hearing a thud in Ratchett's apartment, Poirot looks into the hallway and sees a woman wearing ___.
A green dress
A red kimono
A purple dressing gown
Nothing at all
4
of 5
When Poirot rings to ask for water, the conductor informs him that the train has ___.
Gotten stuck
Run out of gas
Experienced engine failure
Stopped for inspection
5
of 5
Who determines the approximate time of Ratchett's murder as between midnight and two o'clock AM?
M. Bouc
Poirot
Dr. Constantine
Mrs. Hubbard
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