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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. Who is in such disbelief that he/she calls the police to confirm the situation?
(a) Blunt
(b) Raymond
(c) Mr. Hammond
(d) Mrs. Ackroyd

2. Poirot says that which person could not be the killer because they had no motive to make the phone call.
(a) Flora
(b) Ralph
(c) Ursula
(d) Parker

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Raymond admits that his secret is what?

2. Poirot reminisces about his old friend, whose name is?

3. When they return from their walk, whom do Poirot and James find in James' house?

4. Why does Poirot eliminate Parker as the person who made the call?

5. James speaks to whom first at Fernly Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, Poirot and James go to see Miss Russell because Poirot wants to confront her about what?

2. What does Poirot ask Caroline to do, in Chapter Fourteen, and what is the result?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, who finally tells his/her story of the secret they've been hiding and what is it?

4. In Chapter Twenty-six, what does Poirot tell James is the only reason he never considered James as a suspect?

5. Who do James and Poirot find crying in James' house, and what important thing does Poirot do at that point?

6. In Chapter Nineteen, when Poirot and the others visit Flora, what does she confess?

7. What is the story of Ursula and Ralph?

8. What admissions does Parker make, in Chapter Seventeen?

9. In Chapter Fifteen, what is the significance of homemade jam?

10. What does Raymond reveal to James and Poirot, in Chapter Fifteen?

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