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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 is Emily doing all morning?

2. How far is Somerset from Justice Wargrave's destination?

3. What is in the center of the dining room table?

4. What does the Judge remember most about Seton?

5. Who is carrying a revolver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Lady Constance Culmington's plans the last time Justice Wargrave saw her?

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

3. Why has the American millionaire who created Indian Island decided to sell it?

4. What is Blore's hypothesis about Mrs. Rogers' death?

5. Why was Lombard invited to the island?

6. Describe the house on Indian Island.

7. What is Blore's theory about the deaths?

8. How does Armstrong believe Rogers killed his employer?

9. Why does General Macarthur think that the motorboat is not coming?

10. How was Macarthur killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of the weather on Indian Island. How does it affect the tone of the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Christie exploit the class or social system that the characters are a part of? How do the characters' social roles affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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