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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. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?
2. Someone at the Three Boars Inn said the stranger had what sort of accent?
3. To whom did Mr. Ackroyd leave 1,000 pounds in his will?
4. Why doesn't Inspector Raglan want Mr. Poirot to work on the case?
5. Where was the dagger usually kept?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the mysterious conversation Caroline hears between Ralph and a girl in the woods, in Chapter Three.
2. Why does Caroline think Miss Russell may be the killer, but James disagrees?
3. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.
4. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?
5. Describe James and Caroline's new neighbor, Mr. Poirot, using information from Chapter Three.
6. Describe the discussion between James and Officer Davis, in Chapter Six.
7. What does Caroline tell Poirot, in Chapter Eleven, that upsets James and why?
8. What remark does Mrs. Ackroyd make during the meeting, in Chapter Twelve, and what is Flora's response?
9. How is Parker's behavior, in Chapter Five, suspicious, and why might he be a suspect in the murder?
10. In Chapter One, what is Caroline's theory about Mrs. Ferrars' death and the death of Mr. Ferrars a year ago?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose any one of the following people's stories and explain it fully. What was that person hiding?
Miss Flora
Charles Kent
Parker
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
Agatha Christie uses foreshadowing throughout the story. Describe how and when Ralph's possible marriage to Ursula was foreshadowed.
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