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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. Who tells James that Ralph is in town?
2. According to Mr. Poirot, Mr. Ackroyd wants Ralph to marry whom?
3. Everyone, including James, does what when Poirot confronts them?
4. Mr. Ackroyd's wife was which of the following?
5. Raymond says he overheard what at 9:30?
Short Essay Questions
1. What important clue is found by Poirot in the pond, and what initial was inscribed on it?
2. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?
3. In Chapter Eight, why is James told that an inquiry at the train station may be unsuccessful?
4. What is the Intelligence Corps and what role does it play, in Chapter One?
5. Explain why James does not want to go with Flora to see Poirot, in Chapter Seven.
6. Based on the information given in Chapter Two, describe the village.
7. How is Parker's behavior, in Chapter Five, suspicious, and why might he be a suspect in the murder?
8. Describe clues that everyone tells the police and that the police themselves find, after Mr. Ackroyd's body is discovered, in Chapter Five.
9. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?
10. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Agatha Christie uses foreshadowing throughout the story. Describe how and when Ralph's possible marriage to Ursula was foreshadowed.
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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