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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. What does James tell Officer Davis that was familiar about the mysterious man he saw the night of the murder?

2. While James is gone, who stops in to see Caroline?

3. What is Flora's reaction to Mr. Ackroyd's death?

4. According to Mr. Poirot, Mr. Ackroyd wants Ralph to marry whom?

5. Who owns Fernly Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important clue is found by Poirot in the pond, and what initial was inscribed on it?

2. Why is Mrs. Ackroyd disappointed and upset, in Chapter Ten, according to what she confides to James?

3. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.

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

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

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

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

8. Explain the relationship, in Chapter One, between Dr. James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose any one of the following people's stories and explain it fully. What was that person hiding?

Miss Flora

Charles Kent

Parker

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