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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 Vera do to pass the time?

2. What other trait did the author of the manuscript have besides a lust for killing?

3. What drugs did the Judge bring with him?

4. Where did Wargrave hear about Emily?

5. What is in Vera's room that she had never noticed before?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Lombard's instructions to Vera?

6. What did Morris tell the people of Sticklehaven?

7. What really happened to Cyril?

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

9. Why does Blore bring everybody outside?

10. What is in Armstrong's medical case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel has no clear "hero" or protagonist. Select two or three characters that you think best fill the role of "hero" and explain why. Explain why you think Christie decided to tell this tale without a heroic detective who "saves the day."

Essay Topic 2

Besides the killer, the other "antagonist" in the novel can be seen as people's consciences. Explain how each character's conscience or perception of guilt affects them. Select two or three characters to analyze.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between Lombard and Vera. How do their "fatal flaws" contribute to their ultimate fate?

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