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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Mr. Poirot tell James he knew Mr. Ackroyd from?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) Rome
(d) London
2. Who died a year ago?
(a) The Ferrars' daughter
(b) The Ferrars' son
(c) Mr. Ferrars
(d) Mrs. Ferrars
3. Why does Miss Gannet tell James that Mrs. Ferrars and Mr. Ackroyd broke off their engagement?
(a) Mr. Ackroyd was planning to move away.
(b) Mrs. Ferrars planned to see someone else.
(c) Mrs. Ferrars had an addiction to sleeping pills.
(d) Mrs. Ferrars was a gambler.
4. Caroline and Flora both tell James that they don't think which person is guilty?
(a) Miss Russell
(b) Ralph
(c) Blunt
(d) Raymond
5. Mrs. Ackroyd's son's name from a previous marriage is?
(a) Ralph Preston
(b) Ralph Prescott
(c) Ralph Paton
(d) Ralph Peterson
6. Mrs. Ackroyd asks James to discuss what with Mr. Ackroyd?
(a) Mr. Ackroyd's illness
(b) Flora's settlement
(c) Caroline's gossiping
(d) Ralph's will
7. In Chapter One, how does Caroline think Mrs. Ferrars died?
(a) Natural causes
(b) An overdose of sleeping pills
(c) Murder
(d) An overdose of pain medication
8. Who becomes an immediate suspect due to his/her strange behavior?
(a) James
(b) Blunt
(c) Parker
(d) Flora
9. What does Caroline think James should search for regarding Mrs. Ferrars?
(a) A suicide letter
(b) A murder weapon
(c) An accidental cause of death
(d) Next of kin to notify
10. Who has become close friends with Mrs. Ferrars?
(a) Ralph Applewood
(b) Rodney Appleton
(c) Roger Ackroyd
(d) Robert Avery
11. Who tells Mr. Ackroyd that they are being blackmailed?
(a) James
(b) Miss Russell
(c) Ralph
(d) Mrs. Ferrars
12. Who is Miss Russell to Mr. Ackroyd?
(a) The nanny
(b) The chef
(c) The maid
(d) The neighbor
13. Who does Mr. Ackroyd invite to dinner?
(a) Caroline
(b) James
(c) Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd
(d) Miss Russell
14. What is discovered about the footprints?
(a) They are from common shoes and could belong to anyone.
(b) They belong to Raymond.
(c) They belong to Blunt.
(d) They belong to Ralph.
15. Who does James live with?
(a) His parents
(b) His wife
(c) His friend
(d) His sister
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn't Inspector Raglan want Mr. Poirot to work on the case?
2. What does James tell Officer Davis that was familiar about the mysterious man he saw the night of the murder?
3. Whose fingerprints are not taken right away?
4. Where did Caroline walk?
5. How has Mr. Ackroyd been killed?
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