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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. James seems unconcerned by Poirot's accusations and even does what during the exchange?
2. Poirot wants everyone at Fernly Park to meet where?
3. Poirot has a newspaper announcement sent saying that Ralph was captured where?
4. The telegram is from a steamer on its way where?
5. The next morning, what happens?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty-six, what does Poirot tell James is the only reason he never considered James as a suspect?
2. In Chapter Twenty-four, Poirot's maid walks in with what object and what significance does it have?
3. What idea does Poirot have about why Charles Kent went to Fernly Park the night of the murder?
4. What is learned about Charles Kent, the stranger James met, in Chapter Eighteen, that would make him seem like a suspect?
5. In Chapter Fifteen, what is the significance of homemade jam?
6. What does Poirot say about the moved chair, in Chapter Twenty-five?
7. In Chapter Nineteen, when Poirot and the others visit Flora, what does she confess?
8. Who do James and Caroline invite over, in Chapter Sixteen, and why?
9. 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?
10. In Chapter Twenty, Poirot and James go to see Miss Russell because Poirot wants to confront her about what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe Dr. James Sheppard. What were your first impressions of him? Did those impressions change as you read the book? If so, in what ways and what triggered those changes?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Flora in detail. What are her motivations throughout the story? What are her feelings when Mr. Ackroyd is murdered? How does she feel about Ralph?
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