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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 does Poirot ask to help him question Blunt?
(a) Hammond
(b) Parker
(c) Flora
(d) James

2. Flora gets into a fight with whom over comments about Ralph?
(a) James
(b) Her mother
(c) Parker
(d) Poirot

3. Mr. Ackroyd says that Ralph is where?
(a) Dublin
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) New York

4. Poirot tells James what about people?
(a) They are complicated.
(b) They don't always tell the truth.
(c) They like to help each other.
(d) They are always honest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Poirot thinks what is a crucial clue in the case?

2. Mr. Poirot lives where?

3. What is the name of the house that Mr. Ferrars left to his wife?

4. Why does the officer take the murder weapon to the billiard room?

5. What does James tell Officer Davis that was familiar about the mysterious man he saw the night of the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, why is James told that an inquiry at the train station may be unsuccessful?

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

3. All evidence is beginning to point to Ralph as the possible blackmailer, including what?

4. Based on the information given in Chapter Two, describe the village.

5. What important clue is found by Poirot in the pond, and what initial was inscribed on it?

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

7. Describe what Mr. Ackroyd confides to James, in Chapter Four.

8. What is found missing from Mr. Ackroyd's room, in Chapter Ten, and who is discussed as someone who may have taken it?

9. What is the Intelligence Corps and what role does it play, in Chapter One?

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

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