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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. Whose room does Lombard first go to when he wakes up?

2. What does Vera not notice that she has dropped?

3. What does Blore use to try and find fingerprints?

4. Whose room is discovered to be empty in the middle of the night?

5. Whose room is discovered to be empty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in Armstrong's medical case?

2. How does Lombard suggest signaling for help?

3. How does Rogers ensure that nothing will happen to the figurines?

4. Why does Blore bring everybody outside?

5. What is Vera's opinion of the idea that Lombard might be the killer?

6. What makes Vera feel relief?

7. Why does Blore think that Emily might be guilty?

8. What romantic notion inspires the author of the manuscript's method of confession?

9. What evidence is there that Rogers slept in his room?

10. Why does Lombard suspect Wargrave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two or three of main characters in the novel based on the following areas:

- Level of guilt felt about their "crimes"

- Reaction to the events that take place on Indian Island

- Social standing

Essay Topic 2

Who is really in control in the novel: the characters or the murderer? At the end, it is Vera's choice to kill Lombard or the has her free will been eroded by the psychological torture of Wargrave?

Essay Topic 3

The novel doesn't really have a "happy ending." Decide whether you think the ending is a negative or a positive one. Explain why and use examples from the text.

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