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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. Chapter 11 opens with Mr. Poirot interviewing whom?

2. Where did Caroline walk?

3. Mrs. Ackroyd and Flora are from where?

4. Why does Miss Gannet tell James that Mrs. Ferrars and Mr. Ackroyd broke off their engagement?

5. Even though Ralph always wanted money, who sticks up for him and says he is happy that Poirot is acting on Ralph's behalf?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe clues that everyone tells the police and that the police themselves find, after Mr. Ackroyd's body is discovered, in Chapter Five.

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

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

5. What does James learn from his trip to see Ralph, in Chapter Three?

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

7. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Poirot tell James about a use for the goose quill that may be significant?

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

9. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Mrs. Ferrars' suicide play in both the reason for Mr. Ackroyd's murder and the way in which Poirot solved the murder? Be sure to use both evidence gained by Mrs. Ferrars' suicide and the motivations of the killer, James, in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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