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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Caroline gives Poirot what?
(a) A list of suspicious people in the neighborhood
(b) A note she found
(c) Money
(d) A list of James' patients

2. Where was the dagger usually kept?
(a) In a desk drawer in the library
(b) In a cabinet in Mr. Ackroyd's bedroom
(c) In a table in the drawing room
(d) In a box in the billiard room

3. Who does James live with?
(a) His sister
(b) His friend
(c) His wife
(d) His parents

4. Who tells James that Ralph is in town?
(a) Miss Russell
(b) Caroline
(c) Mr. Poirot
(d) Miss Flora

5. Who does Mr. Ackroyd invite to dinner?
(a) Miss Russell
(b) Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd
(c) James
(d) Caroline

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Ackroyd's wife was which of the following?

2. Who finds a gold ring?

3. Poirot thinks what is a crucial clue in the case?

4. How does Caroline find out about Mrs. Ferrars?

5. Someone at the Three Boars Inn said the stranger had what sort of accent?

Short Essay Questions

1. All evidence is beginning to point to Ralph as the possible blackmailer, including what?

2. Describe James and Caroline's new neighbor, Mr. Poirot, using information from Chapter Three.

3. What important clue is found by Poirot in the pond, and what initial was inscribed on it?

4. Based on the information given in Chapter Two, describe the village.

5. Using the information in Chapter Two, describe the supposed relationship between Mr. Ackroyd and Mrs. Ferrars. Why were they close?

6. Why do James and Poirot disagree about the evidence against Ralph and whether or not Ralph is the killer?

7. Describe the relationship between Miss Russell, Mr. Ackroyd, and Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd.

8. In Chapter One, how does James feel about Caroline's theory regarding Mrs. Ferrars' death?

9. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.

10. How is Parker's behavior, in Chapter Five, suspicious, and why might he be a suspect in the murder?

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