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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. James and Caroline talk about their new what in Chapter Three?
2. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?
3. Mr. Ackroyd says that Ralph is where?
4. Poirot tells whom that the quill from the summer house might have been used for taking heroin?
5. Where was the dagger usually kept?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the discussion between James and Officer Davis, in Chapter Six.
2. What does James learn from his trip to see Ralph, in Chapter Three?
3. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?
4. What is found missing from Mr. Ackroyd's room, in Chapter Ten, and who is discussed as someone who may have taken it?
5. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.
6. In what ways does Flora act suspicious, in Chapter Nine?
7. In Chapter One, how does James feel about Caroline's theory regarding Mrs. Ferrars' death?
8. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.
9. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Poirot tell James about a use for the goose quill that may be significant?
10. What remark does Mrs. Ackroyd make during the meeting, in Chapter Twelve, and what is Flora's response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Dr. James Sheppard. What were your first impressions of him? Did those impressions change as you read the book? If so, in what ways and what triggered those changes?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways is Ralph made to look guilty throughout the book in the eyes of most of the characters? Why is Poirot not convinced? Cite examples to support both opinions.
Essay Topic 3
At what point in time does Poirot seem to suspect that Ralph and Ursula may have secretly married? Did you reach the same conclusion at the same time? Explain why or why not.
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