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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Before his death, what did Mr. Ackroyd tell Flora about Mr. Poirot?
2. Ralph tells James what about Ralph's relationship with his stepfather?
3. Who does Miss Russell tell the Inspector is quitting his/her job?
4. Ralph wants to avoid making Mr. Ackroyd angry for what reason?
5. While James is gone, who stops in to see Caroline?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the discussion between James and Officer Davis, in Chapter Six.
2. Explain the relationship, in Chapter One, between Dr. James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline.
3. What important question is asked asked regarding fire during Poirot's first trip to the crime scene, in Chapter Twenty.
4. Describe the murder weapon. What was it, where did it come from, and where was it usually kept?
5. What did Mr. Ackroyd say to James, in Chapter Two, that James knew to be untrue and why did James know that?
6. What two important clues were found by Poirot and James, at the end of Chapter Eight, and where were they found?
7. Describe examples of some of the interesting information that Mr. Poirot supplies to James about Mr. Ackroyd and Ralph.
8. In Chapter Eight, why is James told that an inquiry at the train station may be unsuccessful?
9. What is found missing from Mr. Ackroyd's room, in Chapter Ten, and who is discussed as someone who may have taken it?
10. Whose fingerprints does Poirot tell the inspector that he forgot to check against the prints on the murder weapon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe why certain people were considered suspects, due to the ring Poirot found. Who turned out to be the ring's owner and what bearing did it have on the case, if any?
Essay Topic 2
What role does Mrs. Ferrars' suicide play in both the reason for Mr. Ackroyd's murder and the way in which Poirot solved the murder? Be sure to use both evidence gained by Mrs. Ferrars' suicide and the motivations of the killer, James, in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the murders of Mr. Ferrars and Mr. Ackroyd and the suicide of Mrs. Ferrars were connected to each other. Also, explain when and how Poirot figured out they were connected. Did you reach the same conclusions because of the same key factors or not?
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