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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. Poirot and James next go to confront whom?
2. Poirot reminisces about his old friend, whose name is?
3. Caroline tells James that which person stopped in looking for Poirot?
4. What was discovered about Parker when James and Poirot questioned him?
5. What does Poirot show James an article about?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty-four, Poirot's maid walks in with what object and what significance does it have?
2. In Chapter Twenty-five, what does Poirot say was the purpose of the phone call?
3. What admissions does Parker make, in Chapter Seventeen?
4. Who do James and Poirot find crying in James' house, and what important thing does Poirot do at that point?
5. Poirot makes it known that he thinks James is guilty and offers James what way out?
6. In Chapter Nineteen, when Poirot and the others visit Flora, what does she confess?
7. What suggestions do James and Caroline make about Flora's love life, in Chapter Sixteen?
8. At the meeting, how do Flora and Mrs. Ackroyd react to Poirot's announcement that Ursula and Ralph are married?
9. What does Poirot say about the moved chair, in Chapter Twenty-five?
10. Who do James and Caroline invite over, in Chapter Sixteen, and why?
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
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
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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