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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Charles Kent?
(a) The milk man
(b) A salesman
(c) The stranger James saw
(d) The police officer who called

2. What does Poirot tell Blunt that makes Blunt happy?
(a) Flora is not the blackmailer.
(b) Flora doesn't really love Ralph.
(c) Flora doesn't really love Blunt.
(d) Flora did not commit the murder.

3. Caroline tells James that which person stopped in looking for Poirot?
(a) Mrs. Ackroyd
(b) Blunt
(c) Flora
(d) Raymond

4. Poirot suggests that, rather than be arrested, James does what?
(a) Leave town
(b) Hide at the inn
(c) Overdose on sleeping pills
(d) Hide in Poirot's attic

5. James gives Poirot what?
(a) A letter from Flora.
(b) A newspaper article to read.
(c) His manuscript containing case facts.
(d) A letter from Miss Russell.

6. Mrs. Ackroyd says that Mr. Ackroyd was what, regarding money?
(a) A poor investor
(b) Generous
(c) A good investor
(d) Greedy and tightfisted

7. Caroline tells James that what event happened at Poirot's house today?
(a) There was a male visitor.
(b) There was a fire.
(c) There was an unusual noise.
(d) There was a female visitor.

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

9. Caroline reminds James to tell Poirot about what?
(a) Miss Russell's odd questions
(b) Ralph's boots
(c) Raymond's visit
(d) Mrs. Ackroyd's confession

10. In the start of Chapter Fourteen, the narrator tells the reader that after Monday night Poirot and whom went their separate ways?
(a) Raymond
(b) Caroline
(c) Flora
(d) James

11. Who is frustrating Inspector Raglan, as Chapter Twenty opens?
(a) Flora
(b) Poirot
(c) Charles Kent
(d) James

12. Who summons James to his/her bedside?
(a) Flora
(b) Mrs. Ackroyd
(c) Caroline
(d) Poirot

13. Mrs. Ackroyd admits what to James?
(a) Owning the ring
(b) Stealing the money
(c) Changing the will
(d) Leaving the silver drawer open

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

15. Caroline sends James to give what to Poirot?
(a) A jar of jam
(b) A note
(c) A loaf of bread
(d) His hat that he left at their house

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ralph go into hiding?

3. Poirot says what about Ralph's footprints?

4. How did Ursula and Ralph meet?

5. Caroline thinks that who might have secretly married Flora already?

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