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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poirot thinks Kent may be what?
(a) The blackmailer
(b) Lying about his alibi
(c) Lying about his name
(d) The murderer

2. What does James tell Officer Davis that was familiar about the mysterious man he saw the night of the murder?
(a) His clothes
(b) His voice
(c) His face
(d) Nothing at all

3. Everyone at the meeting is shocked by what?
(a) Ralph showing up
(b) Ursula and Ralph being married
(c) An unexpected phone call
(d) The police arriving

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

5. What sort of accent does Charles Kent have?
(a) Irish
(b) German
(c) French
(d) American

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mr. Ackroyd been killed?

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

3. Mr. Poirot is interested in what pastime?

4. Who is Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd?

5. Who is frustrating Inspector Raglan, as Chapter Twenty opens?

(see the answer key)

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