Murder on the Orient Express Review Part 2

Part I. Fill the Blanks

Part II. Classify in Chronological Order.

1. Detective Poirot boards a boat in route to Istanbul for vacation

2. Poirot gets hired to attend a case in London
3. The train is hit by an avalanche
4. Poirot discovers that Ratchett was the criminal who ruined the Armstrong’s
5. McQueen’s burns all transactions document that relates him stealing from Ratchett
6. Caroline gets stabbed in the back
7. Poirot fights Dr. Arbuthnot
8. Poirot discovers each passenger’s identity and relation to the Armstrong’s case.
9. Poirot realize that justice is unbalanced and change the way he thinks due to the case.
10. Poirot left to the Nile to investigate a case.
Part III. Multiple Selection

1. Charred fragments of a note with a hidden message that said “As a strong blood is on hand, you
will die” later decodified by Poirot “ Dasy Armstrong blood is on your hands, You will die”
2. Broken Watch that stopped at 1:15 am
3. When Poirot found the Conductors Uniform this one had a smell of bourbon
4. Poirot saw the approach and behavior or Mary and Dr. Arbuthnot on the boat and heard when
she said to him “Not now. When we are done, No one can touch us”
5. Poirot observed that Pilar had many Knuckle Calluses
6. Marquez had pictures of cars and a little kid with a chauffeur hat
7. Mary was the only left-handed
8. The murderer of Mr. Ratchet was? Every passenger on the high class section of the train.
9. Cassettis corpse when examined had 12 stabs with no identifiable pattern.
10. The only person who didn’t stab Casetti was Helena Goldenberg
11. On the Crime Scene the coffee mug on the floor had a smell of barbital which meant that
Cassetti was drugged before being killed
12. Cassetti was murdered between 12:00am and 2:00am.
13. The H on the Handkerchief found on the crime scene was in Russian alphabet, which is
pronounce to N “Natalia Dragomiroff”

Part IV. Mention 5 pieces of Physical Evidence found by Detective Poirot during the Investigation and the
location where it was found.

1. Lady handkerchief with and “H” on it on Crime Scene

2. Pipe Cleaner in the floor of the crime scene
3. Red kimono in Poirot Suitcase
4. Conductors uniform in Hildegarde’s room
5. Conductors Button on Caroline’s room
6. Barbitol Containers in the Countess Room
7. Pass key inside the uniform pocket
8. Threatening letters in McQueen’s briefcase
9. Charred letter in crime scene
10. Pistol under the pillow
11. Knife on crime scene
12. Coffee mug on the floor
13. Barbitol in Helena’s room
14. Broken Watch crime scene
Part V. Explain the Armstrong’s case with details (You need to include what happened to Daisy
Armstrong, Colonel Armstrong, Sonia Armstrong, McQueen’s father and Sussanne Michelle
also specify how Cassetti manage to not be accused of that crime)

- The Armstrong were a wealthy family who were victims of the infamous Criminal John
Cassetti. Cassetti break in the house and kidnapped Daisy Armstrong. Cassetti
demanded a ransom to the Armstrong’s to liberate Daisy alive, after the Armstrong's
paid the ransom Cassetti murdered the child. When the parents heard that Daisy’s body
was found, her pregnant mother Sonia fall into shock sending her into premature labor
in which both died due to the complications . The devastated father sent a letter
Detective Poirot to ask for his help , but by the time he received the letter Colonel
Armstrong committed suicide. Cassetti through bribes manage to escape justice and not
be imprisoned but a servant from the Armstrong’s named Sussanne Michelle gets
blamed by the District Attorney( McQueens father) who was forced to do it , Sussane is
found guilty, later committing suicide. The Prosecutor’s reputation and career got
destroyed for accusing wrongfully this person after rumors were spreading that the
actual killer was Cassetti.

The Armstrongs were a wealthy family who fell victim to the infamous criminal John Cassetti. Cassetti
breaks into the house and kidnaps Daisy Armstrong. Cassetti carried out a ransom to the Armstrongs to
free Daisy alive. After the Armstrongs paid the ransom, Cassetti killed the girl. As soon as the parents
learned that Daisy's body had been found, her pregnant mother, Sonia, went into shock and had a
premature birth in which they both died due to complications. The devastated father sent a letter to
Detective Poirot asking for his help, but as soon as he received the letter, Colonel Armstrong committed
suicide. Cassetti through bribes manages to evade justice and not be arrested, however the district
attorney (McQueen's father) blames an Armstrong handmaiden named Sussanne Michelle, who was
forced to do so, Sussane is declared responsible for the murder, and later she killed herself. The
prosecutor's fame and career were destroyed for wrongfully accusing this person after rumors that the
real killer was Cassetti.