CRIMES AND MISTAKES
I stealed all the candies in the jar.
I stole all the candies in the jar
Who was Poirot?
How did he look like?
What was his nationality?
What was his role on the Murder on the Orient Express?
Hercule Poirot is a fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie.
Appearance: Small, neat man with an egg-shaped head and a famous handlebar mustache.
Nationality: Belgian.
Role in Murder on the Orient Express: Passenger on the train who solves the murder that takes place onboard.
Why were the passengers upset the next morning?
Because they were stuck in the snow
Why did Poirot begin the investigation?
Because Mr. Ratchett was found murdered on the train.
What did Greta Ohlsson see in the corridor during the night?
She saw a woman wearing a red kimono, but she did not see her face.
He was putting the fire when somebody saw him
He was setting the fire when somebody saw him
How many characters were on the train?
Name two of them and tell their professions
Two of those passengers and their professions:
Hector MacQueen: He is the American assistant/secretary to the victim (Mr. Ratchett) who helps him with his travels. LitCharts+1
Mary Debenham: She is a British governess (tutor) travelling on the train.
Who was the murdered passenger, and how was he killed?
The murdered passenger was Mr. Ratchett, and he was stabbed 12 times.
What did Edward Masterman say about Ratchett the night of the murder?
He said Ratchett took a sleeping pill before going to bed.
How did Greta Ohlsson feel about Mr. Ratchett when she met him?
She said she didn’t like him because he looked cruel and made her feel uncomfortable.
He arreste the crimial because he found many clue
He arrested the criminal because he found many clues
What was the train's final destination? How was the journey?
The train is scheduled to travel from Istanbul to Calais, but the journey becomes disrupted by heavy snow which causes a major delay. Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
The intended final destination is Calais, en route to London.
Why did Poirot believe that more than one person wrote the threatening letters shown by MacQueen
Because the handwriting showed that different people had written different letters of the words
What important discovery did Poirot make about Ratchett’s identity
Poirot found out that Ratchett’s real name was Cassetti, the criminal involved in the Armstrong kidnapping case.
What important information did Princess Dragomiroff reveal about Ratchett when Poirot mentioned the name “Cassetti”?
She said that Cassetti was the criminal who kidnapped and killed Daisy Armstrong, the baby of her goddaughter
He looking for the wapon while he looked at the suspect
He was looking for the weapon while he was looking at the suspect
How was Ratchett in the first chapter?
He approaches Hercule Poirot and asks for protection, because he says he has received menacing letters and fears for his life.
Poirot senses something off about him and declines the job, noting Ratchett gives a “sinister impression” and appears to be hiding something
What evidence in Ratchett’s compartment suggested that he had been drugged before the attack?
There was an empty drinking glass that smelled of drugs, and Dr. Constantine confirmed this was why Ratchett could not fight back
Why did Poirot begin to suspect that the case was more complicated than it first seemed?
Because after interviewing people, he realised that many passengers were lying or hiding something
Why did Princess Dragomiroff say she was “glad” that Cassetti was dead?
Because she felt he deserved punishment for destroying the Armstrong family and causing great suffering.
Poirot believe that all the passangers was guilty and so he arrested anybody
Poirot believed that all the passangers were guilty so he arrested everybody
What did the voice say at the end of chapter one? In which language was it said? Who said it?
“Ce n’est rien. Je me suis trompé.”
This is French for “It is nothing. I was mistaken.” Kkoworld+2Internet Archive+2
The voice is spoken by the occupant of the next compartment to Hercule Poirot — the murdered man’s
Why did Poirot say, “I know the dead man's real name. I know why he had to leave America,” after reading the burnt note?
Because the note mentioned “little Daisy Armstrong,” revealing that Ratchett was really connected to the famous Armstrong kidnapping case,
How does the Armstrong case change the direction of Poirot’s investigation?
It suggests that the murder might be an act of revenge rather than a random crime,
After interviewing both women, what connection did Poirot begin to suspect between the passengers and the murder?
He suspected that several passengers might have known or cared about the Armstrong family, so the murder was likely connected to revenge, not a random crime.