The Lost Special

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1. In what year is the story ‘The Lost Special’ set? 1750 1930 1975 1890

2. Why did Monsieur Caratal demand a special train? He wanted a train for his son He had planned to steal the train Because he had missed the London Express To win a wager

3. What was the total cost of hiring the special train? Fifty five hundred pounds five shillings Fifty five thousand pounds five shillings Fifty pounds five shillings Fifty five million pounds five shillings

4. Between which two stations does the train go missing? Newton-Kenyon Junction Earlstown-Newton Collins Green-Earlstown Kenyon Junction-Barton Moss

5. What happens to the driver of the special train? He is found in Paris having lost his memory He is never found; there is no trace of him He is arrested for being involved in the train robbery His dead body is found among the gorse bushes

6. The Times newspaper receives a letter from a reader, who was an amateur reasoner, who presents a solution to the problem. Who is this reasoner supposed to be? Hercule Poirot Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Professor Challenger

7. What happens to the train’s guard, McPherson? He is arrested in Paris He sends a letter to his wife from New York Nobody finds out what happens to him His body is found in Liverpool station

8. How do the police unravel the problem of the lost special? One of the culprits confesses to the crime Holmes steps in to crack the case They never unravel the problem They use the services of a medium to find the criminals

9. Why was a plan made to make the special train disappear? It was done to test the working of a new type of bomb To use the metal from the train to make a bomb To kill Monsieur Caratal To use the metal from the train to make ingots

10. What had actually happened to the train and Monsieur Caratal? The train was blown up using an explosive that left no traces The criminals made use of a supernatural force to make the train vanish The train was made to disappear using the help of a magician The train was diverted to a side track to a mine