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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. Who finds a gold ring?
(a) Blunt
(b) James
(c) Flora
(d) Poirot

2. When James arrives at Fernly Park, what strange thing does Parker do?
(a) He tells James not to phone the police about the murder.
(b) He denies making the phone call.
(c) He locks James out.
(d) He disappears.

3. What is the Intelligence Corps?
(a) A secret detective agency
(b) A book discussion club
(c) A group of people who gossip with John's sister
(d) A military group

4. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?
(a) She saw him with a woman.
(b) He is sick.
(c) She hasn't seen him for a week.
(d) She thinks the police suspect him.

5. Why doesn't James trust Caroline with information?
(a) He thinks she might make fun of his theories.
(b) He thinks she will spread rumors around town.
(c) He thinks she might be in danger if she knows what he does.
(d) He thinks she could be a killer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the unusual stranger there for?

2. Miss Russell says she has pain where?

3. What is James told about inquiries at the train station?

4. Caroline feels terribly suspicious about Miss Russell for what reason that James dismisses?

5. Where was the dagger usually kept?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caroline tell Poirot, in Chapter Eleven, that upsets James and why?

2. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Poirot tell James about a use for the goose quill that may be significant?

3. Explain the relationship, in Chapter One, between Dr. James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline.

4. Why does Caroline think Miss Russell may be the killer, but James disagrees?

5. Describe clues that everyone tells the police and that the police themselves find, after Mr. Ackroyd's body is discovered, in Chapter Five.

6. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?

7. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?

8. Why do James and Poirot disagree about the evidence against Ralph and whether or not Ralph is the killer?

9. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.

10. What remark does Mrs. Ackroyd make during the meeting, in Chapter Twelve, and what is Flora's response?

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