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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. What is missing from Mr. Ackroyd's bedroom?
(a) A glass of wine
(b) His will
(c) Cash
(d) A note
2. Where did Caroline walk?
(a) Downtown
(b) Through the woods
(c) To a neighbor's house
(d) By the seashore
3. What is one of the items out of place in the summer house?
(a) A billiard ball
(b) A goose quill
(c) A glass
(d) A hat
4. Who is Hector Blunt?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A well-known hunter.
(c) An amateur writer.
(d) A well-known doctor.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?
2. Who introduces Blunt to Poirot?
3. When James arrives at Fernly Park, what strange thing does Parker do?
4. What is the name of the house that Mr. Ferrars left to his wife?
5. To whom did Mr. Ackroyd leave 1,000 pounds in his will?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose fingerprints does Poirot tell the inspector that he forgot to check against the prints on the murder weapon?
2. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Poirot tell James about a use for the goose quill that may be significant?
3. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.
4. Describe the discussion between James and Officer Davis, in Chapter Six.
5. How is Parker's behavior, in Chapter Five, suspicious, and why might he be a suspect in the murder?
6. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?
7. What important clue is found by Poirot in the pond, and what initial was inscribed on it?
8. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.
9. Why do James and Poirot disagree about the evidence against Ralph and whether or not Ralph is the killer?
10. What remark does Mrs. Ackroyd make during the meeting, in Chapter Twelve, and what is Flora's response?
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