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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. Of the following people, who did Ursula have a major fight with the day of the murder?

2. Caroline reminds James to tell Poirot about what?

3. Poirot wants James to do what regarding his manuscript?

4. Who walks into the meeting with a telegram?

5. Who is not going to the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do James and Poirot find crying in James' house, and what important thing does Poirot do at that point?

2. In Chapter Twenty-one, what does Poirot ask James to do, regarding people at Fernly Park?

3. What does Poirot ask Caroline to do, in Chapter Fourteen, and what is the result?

4. What admissions does Parker make, in Chapter Seventeen?

5. In Chapter Fourteen, who finally tells his/her story of the secret they've been hiding and what is it?

6. Who do James and Caroline invite over, in Chapter Sixteen, and why?

7. In Chapter Twenty-three, Poirot insinuates that nobody was actually in the room when Mr. Ackroyd died. How does he account for the conversation that was heard?

8. In Chapter Nineteen, when Poirot and the others visit Flora, what does she confess?

9. What does Raymond reveal to James and Poirot, in Chapter Fifteen?

10. What suggestions do James and Caroline make about Flora's love life, in Chapter Sixteen?

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

Describe Caroline. How is her character important to the story? Describe the difference between James' thoughts about her constant gossip and Poirot's thoughts on the subject.

Essay Topic 3

Choose either of the following clues from the story and describe its significance to both throwing off the investigation at first and eventually cracking the case.

1. The phone call

2. The moved chair

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