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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. Ralph wants to avoid making Mr. Ackroyd angry for what reason?
(a) He is afraid Mr. Ackroyd will kill him.
(b) He might be kicked out of the house.
(c) He might be cut out of the will.
(d) He doesn't want Mr. Ackroyd to get sick from stress.

2. Blunt notices something glimmering where?
(a) The path
(b) The pond
(c) Up a tree
(d) The bushes

3. Mr. Poirot lives where?
(a) The Larches
(b) The Beeches
(c) The Pines
(d) The Arches

4. Mr. Poirot is interested in what pastime?
(a) Fishing
(b) Growing vegetables
(c) Pottery
(d) Stamp collecting

5. Who does James live with?
(a) His wife
(b) His friend
(c) His sister
(d) His parents

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells James that Ralph is in town?

2. Ralph was secretly speaking to whom?

3. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?

4. Mr. Ackroyd says that Ralph is where?

5. What did Mr. Poirot ask Mr. Ackroyd to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whose fingerprints does Poirot tell the inspector that he forgot to check against the prints on the murder weapon?

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

4. Describe the mysterious conversation Caroline hears between Ralph and a girl in the woods, in Chapter Three.

5. What two important clues were found by Poirot and James, at the end of Chapter Eight, and where were they found?

6. Describe the discussion between James and Officer Davis, in Chapter Six.

7. Explain why James does not want to go with Flora to see Poirot, in Chapter Seven.

8. In Chapter One, how does James feel about Caroline's theory regarding Mrs. Ferrars' death?

9. Describe James and Caroline's new neighbor, Mr. Poirot, using information from Chapter Three.

10. Describe the relationship between Miss Russell, Mr. Ackroyd, and Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd.

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