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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Ackroyd admits what to James?
(a) Stealing the money
(b) Owning the ring
(c) Leaving the silver drawer open
(d) Changing the will

2. What major discovery do James and Poirot make about Charles Kent?
(a) He is Mr. Ackroyd's son.
(b) He is Mr. and Mrs. Ferrars' son.
(c) He is Miss Russell's son.
(d) He is Mrs. Ackroyd's son.

3. What is mentioned as a popular pastime in King's Abbot?
(a) Eating at a local restaurant
(b) Playing chess
(c) Gardening
(d) Playing Mah Jong

4. Who do the police say is a drug user?
(a) Ralph
(b) Flora
(c) Charles Kent
(d) Mrs. Ackroyd

5. Who is not going to the meeting?
(a) James
(b) Ursula
(c) Caroline
(d) Poirot

6. How does James identify Kent?
(a) His voice
(b) His footprints
(c) His fingerprints
(d) His face

7. Why doesn't Poirot want James to be arrested?
(a) Because he still needs more information from James
(b) Because he knows James didn't mean to commit murder
(c) Because he and James have become friends
(d) To protect Caroline's feelings

8. The telegram is from a steamer on its way where?
(a) Canada
(b) Africa
(c) The United States
(d) Mexico

9. What was discovered about Parker when James and Poirot questioned him?
(a) He blackmailed Mr. Ackroyd.
(b) He blackmailed his former employer.
(c) He stole the money.
(d) He knew the owner of the ring.

10. Poirot theorizes that Blunt did not hear Mr. Ackroyd at 9:30 the night he died because it was actually what?
(a) Parker
(b) Raymond
(c) James
(d) A message on the dictaphone

11. James gives Poirot what?
(a) His manuscript containing case facts.
(b) A newspaper article to read.
(c) A letter from Miss Russell.
(d) A letter from Flora.

12. What does Poirot tell Blunt that makes Blunt happy?
(a) Flora did not commit the murder.
(b) Flora doesn't really love Ralph.
(c) Flora doesn't really love Blunt.
(d) Flora is not the blackmailer.

13. Flora confesses to what part of the mystery?
(a) Knowing Ralph's whereabouts
(b) Murdering her uncle
(c) Stealing the $40 from her uncle's room
(d) The blackmail

14. Poirot asks the group what important question at the meeting?
(a) Who else is hiding something?
(b) Who knows where Ralph is?
(c) Who is the blackmailer among you?
(d) Who was in the room with Mr. Ackroyd at 9:30?

15. Poirot says that which person could not be the killer because they had no motive to make the phone call.
(a) Ralph
(b) Parker
(c) Ursula
(d) Flora

Short Answer Questions

1. Caroline reminds James to tell Poirot about what?

2. Why does Poirot eliminate Parker as the person who made the call?

3. Who suddenly appears at the meeting?

4. Mrs. Ackroyd says that Ursula once caught her doing what?

5. What does Poirot show James an article about?

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