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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mrs. Ackroyd's son's name from a previous marriage is?
(a) Ralph Peterson
(b) Ralph Preston
(c) Ralph Prescott
(d) Ralph Paton
2. Someone at the Three Boars Inn said the stranger had what sort of accent?
(a) American
(b) Irish
(c) Scottish
(d) French
3. James and Caroline talk about their new what in Chapter Three?
(a) Neighbor
(b) House
(c) Dog
(d) Friend
4. Even though Ralph always wanted money, who sticks up for him and says he is happy that Poirot is acting on Ralph's behalf?
(a) Parker
(b) James
(c) Blunt
(d) Hammond
5. What did Mr. Poirot ask Mr. Ackroyd to do?
(a) To hold on to an important document for him.
(b) To introduce him to the people in town.
(c) To conceal his identity.
(d) To keep quiet about his profession.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose shoes do the prints outside the window match?
2. Chapter 11 opens with Mr. Poirot interviewing whom?
3. What does Poirot think of James' theory about Ursula?
4. What was the unusual stranger there for?
5. As Chapter Thirteen opens, Poirot invites whom to dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does James learn from his trip to see Ralph, in Chapter Three?
2. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?
3. Describe the mysterious conversation Caroline hears between Ralph and a girl in the woods, in Chapter Three.
4. Describe the murder weapon. What was it, where did it come from, and where was it usually kept?
5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Poirot tell James about a use for the goose quill that may be significant?
6. What does Caroline tell Poirot, in Chapter Eleven, that upsets James and why?
7. What is found missing from Mr. Ackroyd's room, in Chapter Ten, and who is discussed as someone who may have taken it?
8. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.
9. What two important clues were found by Poirot and James, at the end of Chapter Eight, and where were they found?
10. Why is Mrs. Ackroyd disappointed and upset, in Chapter Ten, according to what she confides to James?
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