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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ursula comes from what sort of family background?
(a) Orphaned at a young age
(b) Poor family
(c) Wealthy family
(d) Abusive family

3. How did Ursula and Ralph meet?
(a) Through Ralph's job
(b) At a party
(c) Through Ursula's job
(d) In a store

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

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

6. Who is frustrating Inspector Raglan, as Chapter Twenty opens?
(a) Charles Kent
(b) Flora
(c) Poirot
(d) James

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

8. What unusual name does Poirot call Ursula?
(a) Mrs. Ackroyd
(b) Miss Ferrars
(c) Miss Ackroyd
(d) Mrs. Paton

9. Why does Poirot think Charles Kent went to Fernly Park the day of the murder?
(a) Because he was born in Kent
(b) Because he was looking for a good place to hide from police
(c) Because he was seeing Flora
(d) Because he was lost

10. In the start of Chapter Fourteen, the narrator tells the reader that after Monday night Poirot and whom went their separate ways?
(a) Flora
(b) Raymond
(c) Caroline
(d) James

11. James speaks to whom first at Fernly Park?
(a) Raymond
(b) Ursula
(c) Mrs. Ackroyd
(d) Parker

12. James' secret is that he met Ralph after the murder and told him what, causing Ralph to leave?
(a) Flora planned to marry someone else.
(b) Ralph was a major suspect.
(c) Flora was a major suspect.
(d) Ursula was a major suspect.

13. Poirot says that he wishes his old friend were around to do what?
(a) Interview suspects.
(b) Keep a record of the case facts.
(c) Keep him company.
(d) Add more original ideas to the investigation.

14. Caroline tells James that what event happened at Poirot's house today?
(a) There was a fire.
(b) There was a male visitor.
(c) There was an unusual noise.
(d) There was a female visitor.

15. Where did Ralph go into hiding?
(a) The summer house
(b) A home for the mentally ill
(c) James' house
(d) A secret room in Fernly Park

Short Answer Questions

1. Poirot has a newspaper announcement sent saying that Ralph was captured where?

2. What is mentioned as a popular pastime in King's Abbot?

3. Poirot tells James that he knows James arranged the phone call because of what?

4. Caroline tells James that which person stopped in looking for Poirot?

5. Poirot says that which person could not be the killer because they had no motive to make the phone call.

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