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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Ganett and whom visit James and Caroline?
(a) Mr. Poirot
(b) Inspector Raglan
(c) Colonel Carter
(d) Flora

2. What unusual name does Poirot call Ursula?
(a) Mrs. Ackroyd
(b) Miss Ferrars
(c) Mrs. Paton
(d) Miss Ackroyd

3. Poirot asks the group what important question at the meeting?
(a) Who else is hiding something?
(b) Who is the blackmailer among you?
(c) Who knows where Ralph is?
(d) Who was in the room with Mr. Ackroyd at 9:30?

4. Ralph wanted to conceal his marriage to Ursula until he could do what?
(a) Move away.
(b) Break up with Flora gently.
(c) Get out of financial trouble.
(d) Slowly get his uncle used to the idea.

5. When they visit Flora, they find her with whom?
(a) Blunt
(b) Her mother
(c) Raymond
(d) Parker

6. Raymond admits that his secret is what?
(a) He is in debt.
(b) He was stealing from the Ackroyd estate.
(c) He was framed for another murder years ago.
(d) He is secretly seeing Flora.

7. What do James and Poirot ask Mr. Hammond about?
(a) Mr. Ackroyd's financial records
(b) Mrs. Ferrars' financial records
(c) How well he personally knew Mr. Ackroyd
(d) How well he personally knew Mrs. Ferrars

8. James and Poirot discover that Mrs. Ferrars was blackmailed and discuss which of the following people as a suspect?
(a) Miss Russell
(b) Parker
(c) Raymond
(d) Mr. Ackroyd

9. What is mentioned as a popular pastime in King's Abbot?
(a) Playing Mah Jong
(b) Gardening
(c) Eating at a local restaurant
(d) Playing chess

10. How did Ursula and Ralph meet?
(a) Through Ursula's job
(b) At a party
(c) Through Ralph's job
(d) In a store

11. Poirot suggests what to the Inspector about Flora?
(a) She might be the blackmailer.
(b) She might have lied about when she last saw her uncle.
(c) She might have lied about knowing where Ralph is.
(d) She might be planning to run away and marry Blunt.

12. Poirot reminisces about his old friend, whose name is?
(a) Hardy
(b) Hastings
(c) Hanaford
(d) Hallowell

13. When they return from their walk, whom do Poirot and James find in James' house?
(a) Ursula
(b) Raymond
(c) Flora
(d) Parker

14. Why does Poirot eliminate Parker as the person who made the call?
(a) Miss Russell said Parker was with her at the time the call was made.
(b) Parker had no motive.
(c) Parker was not in the house at the time.
(d) Parker already had access to the scene of the crime.

15. James speaks to whom first at Fernly Park?
(a) Parker
(b) Mrs. Ackroyd
(c) Raymond
(d) Ursula

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charles Kent?

2. Why does Poirot think the chair was pulled out?

3. Poirot has a newspaper announcement sent saying that Ralph was captured where?

4. Mrs. Ackroyd says that Mr. Ackroyd was what, regarding money?

5. Who does Poirot say he knows blackmailed Mrs. Ferrars?

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