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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before his death, what did Mr. Ackroyd tell Flora about Mr. Poirot?
(a) He murdered a man years ago
(b) He is a retired detective
(c) He is a retired doctor
(d) He is a lunatic

2. Ralph tells James what about Ralph's relationship with his stepfather?
(a) They are getting along fine.
(b) They have some problems now and then.
(c) They never speak.
(d) They are having major problems.

3. Why doesn't James trust Caroline with information?
(a) He thinks she might make fun of his theories.
(b) He thinks she could be a killer.
(c) He thinks she might be in danger if she knows what he does.
(d) He thinks she will spread rumors around town.

4. Caroline gives Poirot what?
(a) Money
(b) A list of James' patients
(c) A note she found
(d) A list of suspicious people in the neighborhood

5. Who introduces Blunt to Poirot?
(a) Raymond
(b) James
(c) Ralph
(d) Flora

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Russell says she has pain where?

2. What is the parlor maid's name?

3. What is Flora's reaction to Mr. Ackroyd's death?

4. What is John's profession?

5. Even though Ralph always wanted money, who sticks up for him and says he is happy that Poirot is acting on Ralph's behalf?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe James and Caroline's new neighbor, Mr. Poirot, using information from Chapter Three.

2. Describe what Mr. Ackroyd confides to James, in Chapter Four.

3. What two important clues were found by Poirot and James, at the end of Chapter Eight, and where were they found?

4. What remark does Mrs. Ackroyd make during the meeting, in Chapter Twelve, and what is Flora's response?

5. All evidence is beginning to point to Ralph as the possible blackmailer, including what?

6. How is Parker's behavior, in Chapter Five, suspicious, and why might he be a suspect in the murder?

7. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?

8. Explain why James does not want to go with Flora to see Poirot, in Chapter Seven.

9. Explain the relationship, in Chapter One, between Dr. James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline.

10. What is the Intelligence Corps and what role does it play, in Chapter One?

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