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 had planned to steal the train He wanted a train for his son To win a wager Because he had missed the London Express

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

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

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

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? Arthur Conan Doyle Hercule Poirot Professor Challenger Sherlock Holmes

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

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

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

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