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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. Poirot says that which person could not be the killer because they had no motive to make the phone call.
(a) Ralph
(b) Ursula
(c) Parker
(d) Flora

2. Poirot wants everyone at Fernly Park to meet where?
(a) At the Inn
(b) At Fernly Park
(c) At Poirot's house
(d) At James and Caroline's house

3. Everyone at the meeting is shocked by what?
(a) Ralph showing up
(b) The police arriving
(c) An unexpected phone call
(d) Ursula and Ralph being married

4. Poirot theorizes that Blunt did not hear Mr. Ackroyd at 9:30 the night he died because it was actually what?
(a) James
(b) A message on the dictaphone
(c) Parker
(d) Raymond

5. Inspector Raglan tells James what about Kent?
(a) He escaped.
(b) His alibi does not check out.
(c) His alibi checks out.
(d) He confessed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was discovered about Parker when James and Poirot questioned him?

2. Poirot thinks Kent may be what?

3. Who is Charles Kent?

4. Why does Poirot think Charles Kent went to Fernly Park the day of the murder?

5. Where does Caroline think Ralph is?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-one, what does Poirot ask James to do, regarding people at Fernly Park?

2. In Chapter Twenty-four, Poirot's maid walks in with what object and what significance does it have?

3. As a result of Mr. Ackroyd announcing Ralph's engagement to Flora, what did Ursula do?

4. What suggestions do James and Caroline make about Flora's love life, in Chapter Sixteen?

5. What is learned about Charles Kent, the stranger James met, in Chapter Eighteen, that would make him seem like a suspect?

6. Who do James and Poirot find crying in James' house, and what important thing does Poirot do at that point?

7. At the meeting, how do Flora and Mrs. Ackroyd react to Poirot's announcement that Ursula and Ralph are married?

8. What admissions does Parker make, in Chapter Seventeen?

9. In Chapter Fifteen, what is the significance of homemade jam?

10. In Chapter Twenty-three, Poirot insinuates that nobody was actually in the room when Mr. Ackroyd died. How does he account for the conversation that was heard?

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