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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Ackroyd says that Ralph is where?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Dublin

2. Poirot tells James what about people?
(a) They like to help each other.
(b) They don't always tell the truth.
(c) They are always honest.
(d) They are complicated.

3. What did Mr. Poirot ask Mr. Ackroyd to do?
(a) To conceal his identity.
(b) To keep quiet about his profession.
(c) To introduce him to the people in town.
(d) To hold on to an important document for him.

4. Why is James upset with Caroline?
(a) She did not cook dinner as she promised.
(b) She is not helping with the investigation.
(c) She will not speak to him.
(d) She is helping to incriminate Ralph.

5. Mr. Poirot is interested in what pastime?
(a) Fishing
(b) Stamp collecting
(c) Pottery
(d) Growing vegetables

6. Mr. Poirot lives where?
(a) The Pines
(b) The Arches
(c) The Beeches
(d) The Larches

7. Where is Ralph staying in town?
(a) The Three Dogs Inn
(b) The Three Wolves Inn
(c) The Three Boars Inn
(d) The Three Bears Inn

8. Whose shoes do the prints outside the window match?
(a) Ralph's
(b) Blunt's
(c) Parker's
(d) Raymond's

9. Poirot thinks what is a crucial clue in the case?
(a) The dagger
(b) The footprints
(c) The phone call
(d) Missing money

10. Officer Davis questions James about the blackmailer because it was mentioned to him by whom?
(a) Blunt
(b) Parker
(c) Raymond
(d) Flora

11. Mrs. Ackroyd's son's name from a previous marriage is?
(a) Ralph Peterson
(b) Ralph Paton
(c) Ralph Preston
(d) Ralph Prescott

12. Why does Flora say she happy?
(a) Flora always hated her uncle and was glad to see him dead.
(b) Ralph was no longer a murder suspect.
(c) Flora did not want to marry Ralph and hoped he got arrested
(d) Her uncle left her money.

13. Flora gets into a fight with whom over comments about Ralph?
(a) James
(b) Her mother
(c) Parker
(d) Poirot

14. Why is Flora worried about Ralph?
(a) She hasn't seen him for a week.
(b) She saw him with a woman.
(c) She thinks the police suspect him.
(d) He is sick.

15. Everyone, including James, does what when Poirot confronts them?
(a) Lowers their gaze
(b) Leaves
(c) Denies everything
(d) Volunteers more information

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns Fernly Park?

2. Poirot tells whom that the quill from the summer house might have been used for taking heroin?

3. Why does Miss Gannet tell James that Mrs. Ferrars and Mr. Ackroyd broke off their engagement?

4. Why doesn't Inspector Raglan want Mr. Poirot to work on the case?

5. Whose fingerprints are not taken right away?

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