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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the dagger usually kept?
2. What did Mr. Poirot ask Mr. Ackroyd to do?
3. What is missing from Mr. Ackroyd's bedroom?
4. Mr. Poirot tells Caroline that they should find Ralph soon or what will happen?
5. Before his death, what did Mr. Ackroyd tell Flora about Mr. Poirot?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the murder weapon. What was it, where did it come from, and where was it usually kept?
2. Describe James and Caroline's new neighbor, Mr. Poirot, using information from Chapter Three.
3. Why do James and Poirot disagree about the evidence against Ralph and whether or not Ralph is the killer?
4. Describe clues that everyone tells the police and that the police themselves find, after Mr. Ackroyd's body is discovered, in Chapter Five.
5. Describe what Mr. Ackroyd confides to James, in Chapter Four.
6. What two important clues were found by Poirot and James, at the end of Chapter Eight, and where were they found?
7. In what ways does Flora act suspicious, in Chapter Nine?
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. Based on the information given in Chapter Two, describe the village.
10. Whose fingerprints does Poirot tell the inspector that he forgot to check against the prints on the murder weapon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the biggest suspects in the case was Parker. Explain why you did or did not think Parker was the guilty party. For instance, did you think Parker had made the phone call or moved the chair? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe why certain people were considered suspects, due to the ring Poirot found. Who turned out to be the ring's owner and what bearing did it have on the case, if any?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Miss Russell's interest in drugs was tied to Charles Kent and how they became alibis for each other. What led Poirot to make the connection?
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