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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caroline think Mr. Ferrars died?

2. After dinner, what does Mr. Ackroyd tell James about Mr. Ferrars' death?

3. Whose fingerprints are not taken right away?

4. What is the name of the house that Mr. Ferrars left to his wife?

5. Mrs. Ackroyd's son's name from a previous marriage is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why James does not want to go with Flora to see Poirot, in Chapter Seven.

3. Whose fingerprints does Poirot tell the inspector that he forgot to check against the prints on the murder weapon?

4. What does Caroline tell Poirot, in Chapter Eleven, that upsets James and why?

5. Describe the murder weapon. What was it, where did it come from, and where was it usually kept?

6. Describe clues that everyone tells the police and that the police themselves find, after Mr. Ackroyd's body is discovered, in Chapter Five.

7. Explain the relationship, in Chapter One, between Dr. James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline.

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

9. What is found missing from Mr. Ackroyd's room, in Chapter Ten, and who is discussed as someone who may have taken it?

10. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the biggest suspects in the case was Parker. Explain why you did or did not think Parker was the guilty party. For instance, did you think Parker had made the phone call or moved the chair? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Agatha Christie uses foreshadowing throughout the story. Describe how and when Ralph's possible marriage to Ursula was foreshadowed.

Essay Topic 3

What role does Mrs. Ferrars' suicide play in both the reason for Mr. Ackroyd's murder and the way in which Poirot solved the murder? Be sure to use both evidence gained by Mrs. Ferrars' suicide and the motivations of the killer, James, in your answer.

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