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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 does Blore use to try and find fingerprints?

2. What does Emily think she sees on the windowpane?

3. After going into a trance-like state, what name does Emily come up with as the murderer's?

4. Why do the investigators believe Narracott checked on the island even though he was instructed not to?

5. When does Lombard usually wake up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lombard suggest signaling for help?

5. What romantic notion inspires the author of the manuscript's method of confession?

6. What is in Armstrong's medical case?

7. What is the Judge's appearance when he is found dead?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Analyze the role of women in the novel, specifically how are they seen by others. How do they both conform to and break free of conventional female stereotypes?

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