Multiple Choice Questions
Midnight Express
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Total 88 questions available
Q. 1
Quarter of a mile down, Mortimer saw -
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a mansionB
an old castleC
a small white cottageClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Mortimer walked towards the shadowy figure -
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in a joyous moodB
after much thoughtC
as an instant reactionD
with much reluctanceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
The incident took place in a new moon night.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
Where had Mortimer seen the figure before?
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In his schoolB
In a movieC
In page fifty of a bookD
In a dreamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
What sound did Mortimer hear behind him?
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Wind blowingB
His own footstepsC
Water flowingD
Birds chirpingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
The door of the small white cottage was made polymer.
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FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
Mortimer found the book -
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in a book faiB
at a friend's placeC
in his father's libraryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
How were the footsteps behind Mortimer changing?
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Getting quieterB
StoppedC
Moving sidewaysD
Getting louderClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What was happening in the hall below while Mortimer read?
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The doorbell rangB
The clock tickedC
Someone was talkingD
Music was playingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Where did the shadowy figure take Mortimer?
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To an upper roomB
To a dark cellarC
To the basementD
To the gardenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Where did Mortimer run after leaving the platform?
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Down a moonlit roadB
Into a riverC
Into a forestD
To the train stationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What was glowing in the scene?
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A single dull lampB
A bright lightC
No lightD
A candleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Mortimer could not complete the book.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Mortimer felt immensely afraid of the things happening around him.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What lay on the small oak table?
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A new bookB
A battered old bookC
A newspaperD
A photo albumClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What did Mortimer realize about the figure’s face?
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It was a scary maskB
It was a smiling faceC
It was a stranger’s faceD
It was his own faceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
The candlelight was -
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unsteadyB
brightC
blueD
steadyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
When did Mortimer read the book?
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At schoolB
At night by candlelightC
In the afternoonD
In the morningClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did the candlelight do to the walls?
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Cast huge shadowsB
Painted themC
Made them brightD
Made them colorfulClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What was Mortimer filled with?
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HopeB
JoyC
Acute dreadD
CuriosityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What did Mortimer try to understand?
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The happy endingB
The strange cycle of eventsC
The author’s nameD
The book’s priceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What was beside the fire?
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A bedB
A sofaC
An armchairD
A tableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
Here 'Midnight Express' is -
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a railway stationB
a bookC
an express traiClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
What kind of book did Mortimer find?
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A battered old bookB
A diaryC
A photo albumD
A new bookClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
How many men were in the illustration?
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ThreeB
OneC
TwoD
FourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
In the flickering candlelight, the host was seen standing by the table.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
How was the strange host’s face described?
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BrightB
AngryC
SmilingD
Covered in darknessClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What was the condition of the junction where Mortimer waited?
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Busy and noisyB
SunnyC
CrowdedD
Dark and emptyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
There was a single dull lamp glowing in the -
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platformB
cowshedC
libraryD
roomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What was burning in the upper room?
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A candleB
A bright fireC
NothingD
A lampClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Did Mortimer and the figure talk?
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NoB
They sangC
YesD
Only for a momentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Mortimer was attracted towards the book.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
How did Mortimer feel when he read the book?
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HappyB
BoredC
SleepyD
Greatly afraidClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
The shadowy figure that opened the door of the cottage had a -
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candle in his handB
book in his handC
stick in his handClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What did Mortimer do at the cottage?
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Hid behind a bushB
Knocked on the doorC
Climbed a treeD
Shouted for helpClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What was the cover of the book made of?
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Red leatherB
PlasticC
Blue clothD
PaperClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Midnight Express' is a -
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poetB
storyC
poemD
paragraphClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What kind of house did Mortimer live in?
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Small and newB
Large and oldC
Medium-sized and newD
Small and oldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What question did Mortimer ask himself?
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Who is the strange man?B
What time is it?C
Where am I?D
Who wrote this book?Click an option to check your answer
Q. 40
The distance between the railway platform and the small white cottage was about -
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two milesB
quarter of a mileC
a mileD
half a mileClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
The illustration on page litty fascinated Mortimer.
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FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
He could hear the echo of his own footsteps behind him.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Where were the footsteps coming from?
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From outside the cottageB
Down the creaking stairsC
From the atticD
From the gardenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
When the host came in Mortimer was -
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noiselessB
afraidC
angryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
Which way was the figure facing?
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Toward a tunnelB
Toward MortimerC
Toward the lightD
Toward the seaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
How did Mortimer turn the pages?
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QuicklyB
SlowlyC
With dry handsD
With trembling handsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
What did the shadowy figure do with the candle?
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Put it on the tableB
Burned itC
Threw it awayD
Held itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
What did the illustration show?
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A crowded stationB
An empty railway platformC
A forestD
A busy railway platformClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Mortimer found the old battered book on the armchair.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Where did Mortimer and the shadowy figure go next?
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Into a basementB
Outside the cottageC
Into the gardenD
Upstairs on creaking stairsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
Between Mortimer and the shadowy figure there was -
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no conversationB
a little conversationC
a long conversationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
What did the shadowy figure do after opening the door?
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Ran awayB
Beckoned him insideC
Closed the doorD
Gave Mortimer foodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
Did Mortimer ever read after page fifty?
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SometimesB
NoC
He forgotD
YesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
When was Mortimer waiting at the junction?
A
Around midnightB
NoonC
MorningD
EveningClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What did Mortimer notice in the lamp light?
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A group of peopleB
A catC
A dark and solitary figureD
A trainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Which way was the man’s face turned in the picture?
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Toward the stationB
Toward a trainC
Toward the skyD
Toward a tunnelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
The book was bought by Mortimer.
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FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What did Mortimer do after pausing?
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Continued runningB
Went backC
Sat downD
Called for helpClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
Mortimer was able to read up to -
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page fifty of the bookB
page fifty five of the bookC
the last page of the bookClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
What kind of footsteps did Mortimer hear after knocking?
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Light footstepsB
No footstepsC
Heavy footstepsD
Running footstepsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
Mortimer was shocked. He was staring into his own face.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
The cycle of events faced by Mortimer was -
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unusualB
normalC
commonD
brokenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 63
What did Mortimer do when he felt fear?
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Stood stillB
Paused for a momentC
JumpedD
Closed his eyesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
What is Mortimer’s age when the story mentions he is now?
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A young manB
An old manC
A teenagerD
A childClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
What story did the book contain?
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The Morning ExpressB
The Midnight ExpressC
The Midnight TrainD
The Daylight ExpressClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
How old was Mortimer when he found the book?
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Eight yearsB
Fifteen yearsC
Twelve yearsD
Ten yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
How many years passed after Mortimer stopped reading?
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Few yearsB
One yearC
Many yearsD
No yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
What happened just after Mortimer asked the question?
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The candle blew outB
The door openedC
The book closedD
The fire went outClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
Where did Mortimer find the book?
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In a bookstoreB
At schoolC
In his bedroomD
In his father's libraryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 70
Who opened the cottage door?
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A friendly womanB
A police officerC
A childD
A shadowy figure with a candleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 71
On which page was the frightening illustration?
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Page tenB
Page fiftyC
Page oneD
Page one hundredClick an option to check your answer
Q. 72
What did Mortimer do after seeing the figure?
A
He shoutedB
He smiledC
He ran awayD
He criedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 73
What did Mortimer realize about the shadowy figure?
A
It was a strangerB
It was his fatherC
It was himselfD
It was a ghostClick an option to check your answer
Q. 74
What story was inside the book?
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Midnight ExpressB
Midnight JourneyC
Midnight TrainD
Morning ExpressClick an option to check your answer
Q. 75
How did Mortimer feel sitting on the armchair?
A
Felt a chill down his spineB
SleepyC
CalmD
HappyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 76
When Mortimer looked up into the face of the shadowy figure, he saw -
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the flickering candlelightB
darknessC
his own faceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 77
Where did the shadowy figure stand?
A
Outside the doorB
Before MortimerC
In the cornerD
Behind MortimerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 78
How did Mortimer react when he saw the book?
A
He was excitedB
He laughedC
He ignored itD
He was shockedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 79
What sound did Mortimer hear outside?
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Cars honkingB
Dogs barkingC
The sea roaringD
Birds singingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 80
What did Mortimer see after running a quarter mile?
A
A big cityB
A small white cottageC
A trainD
A dark forestClick an option to check your answer
Q. 81
What did Mortimer do with the book after finding it?
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Gave it to his friendB
Left it in the libraryC
Ignored itD
Took it to his bedroomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 82
How did Mortimer feel when he saw the figure?
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ShockedB
HappyC
SleepyD
CalmClick an option to check your answer
Q. 83
Mortimer realized that the book was the same one which the had read in his childhood.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 84
The book in red leather was -
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intactB
glossyC
attractiveD
tornClick an option to check your answer
Q. 85
The Illustration on the page showed -
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a vast seaB
an empty railway platformC
a dark library roomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 86
What sounds could be heard outside the room?
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Birds singingB
The clock ticking and sea roaringC
People talkingD
Wind blowingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 87
What kind of light was on the platform in the picture?
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No lightB
A bright white lightC
A red lampD
A dull yellow lampClick an option to check your answer
Q. 88
Mortimer sat on the armchair -
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comfortablyB
lazilyC
suddenlyD
steadilyClick an option to check your answer
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