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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Wargrave hear about Emily?
(a) Majorca.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) London.

2. What does Vera do to pass the time?
(a) She knits.
(b) She writes letters to Hugo.
(c) She prays.
(d) She writes in her diary.

3. What does Vera smell when she goes into her room?
(a) Fire.
(b) The sea at St. Tredennick.
(c) Roses.
(d) A corpse.

4. Who does Vera imagine is waiting for her in her room?
(a) Lombard.
(b) Cyril.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Armstrong.

5. Why do the investigators believe Narracott checked on the island even though he was instructed not to?
(a) Because the guests seemed so normal and quiet.
(b) Because he had a dream that told him to.
(c) Because he saw their signals.
(d) Because he was afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rogers' body found?

2. What does Armstrong say about the older guests?

3. Who does Vera suspect the most?

4. How does Vera get the revolver?

5. Why does Wargrave think all doctors are the same?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Blore bring everybody outside?

2. What happens to Emily after she writes in her diary?

3. How does Emily interpret the poem's reference to a "red herring?"

4. What evidence is there that Rogers slept in his room?

5. What initially gives Wargrave the idea of murdering the people on Indian Island?

6. Why does Lombard believe that he will survive and Blore won't?

7. How does Lombard suggest signaling for help?

8. Why does Blore think that Emily might be guilty?

9. What is in Armstrong's medical case?

10. What does Vera find when she returns to her room?

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