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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 missing from the bathroom?

2. What does Vera want to look for on the island?

3. What kills Blore?

4. What is the one possible hiding place in Rogers' room?

5. What profession did the author of the manuscript pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lombard suggest signaling for help?

2. What really happened to Cyril?

3. How does Rogers ensure that nothing will happen to the figurines?

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

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

6. How does the Judge respond when Lombard refuses to give up his weapon?

7. What is Vera's opinion of the idea that Lombard might be the killer?

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

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

10. What is in Armstrong's medical case?

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

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

Examine the alliances made on the island. Which seemed the strongest and why? Why did these alliances come together?

- Blore, Armstrong and Lombard

- Vera and Lombard

- Armstrong and Wargrave

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