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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. What was Marston drinking?

2. What did the text say that hung in Emily's nursery when she was a child?

3. Where has the voice been coming from?

4. Who does Fred Narracott send to the island if he is ill?

5. Where is Indian Island located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Blore, Armstrong and Lombard assume a stranger was upstairs and not Rogers?

2. Why does Rogers say that Armstrong will think he is crazy?

3. Why don't Vera and the others think that Marston would have killed himself?

4. What is the conflict between Vera and Emily concerning Lombard's crime?

5. Describe Marston's arrival in Sticklehaven.

6. How does Lombard think Marston was poisoned?

7. What is Blore's evaluation of the letter to Rogers?

8. How does Lombard explain the accusation against him?

9. What does Mrs. Rogers look like?

10. What is Dr. Armstrong's recollection of the accusation against him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wargrave's confession, he says that he believes that the "innocent must not suffer." Do you believe that Wargrave has stuck to this? Use examples from the text to support your decision.

Essay Topic 2

Indian Island represents something different for each of the main characters. Using examples from the text describe what the island symbolizes for two or three of the main characters.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Christie develops suspense throughout the novel by using different literary devices including irony, foreshadowing and characterization.

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