WorksheetsAnd Then There Were None Unit Test
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
What is a “red herring” in suspenseful stories?
a type of fresh water fish known for swimming away from predators
something intended to distract attention from the real problem
a fishy situation in which there are multiple suspects
a type of poison used as food coloring
The novel is told from:
first person point of view
third-limited (Justice Wargrave)
third-limited (Vera Claythorne)
omniscient point of view
Which character had the fake name of “Mr. Davis” when they first came to the island?
Lombard
Brent
Armstrong
Blore
An example of foreshadowing would be:
the poem about the soldier boys
the gramophone record is title “Swan Song”
an old man on the train told Blore that his day of judgement was coming
all of the above
What do the characters really know about the island?
owned by Gabrielle Turl
rumors
Vacation resort
owned by Mr. Owen
Who wrote And Then there Were None?
Vera Claythorne
Frank Green
Agatha Christie
Constance Culmington
Which character is a rigid and religious spinster?
Agatha Christie
Emily Brent
Vera Claythorne
Gabrielle Turl
Which character is a reckless young man that loves to drive fast?
Lawrence Wargrave
Edward Armstrong
Anthony Marston
William Blore
Which character is an intelligent, calculating judge?
Edward Armstrong
Lawrence Wargrave
William Blore
Anthony Marston
Which character is a former police inspector?
Phillip Lombard
William Blore
Lawrence Wargrave
Edward Armstrong
Which character feels guilt ridden for sending a young soldier to his death?
Phillip Lombard
Anthony Marston
John Macarthur
Edward Armstrong
Which character is a successful alcoholic doctor?
Edward Armstrong
Lawrence Wargrave
Phillip Lombard
John Macarthur
Which character is a secretary and former governess (school mistress)?
Mrs. Rogers
Vera Claythorne
Gabrielle Turl
Emily Brent
Which character is the butler?
Phillip Lombard
Mr. Roger
William Blore
Lawrence Wargrave
Which character is a nervous housekeeper and excellent cook?
Agatha Christie
Mrs. Rogers
Emily Brent
Vera Claythorne
Which character is former military man and a world traveler?
William Blore
Phillip Lombard
Lawrence Wargrave
Anthony Marston
Dr. Armstrong killed a patient because he was...
not a doctor
too tired
too drunk
too young
And Then There Were None fits into which genre?
Mystery
Fairy Tale
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
How does Dr. Armstrong claim that Anthony Marston died?
Asphyxiation
Loss of blood
Internal injuries
Why does the group have a hard time believing that Anthony Marston would commit suicide?
He doesn't seem like the type who could withstand pain.
He doesn't seem like the type who would want to die.
He seemed week them.
We find out, through his thoughts, that Justice Wargrave is _________________ of his crime.
Innocent
Ignorant
Guilty
General MacArthur realizes now that when he sent his wife's lover off to die that _______________________.
It was the wrong thing to do.
It was the right thing to do, because he got his wife back to himself.
One of his troops had suspected him of the misdeed and that person had probably talked about it.
What shocking fact does Vera Claythorne draw the reader's attention to at the end of the chapter?
There used to be a gun in the house, but now it is missing.
The first death bore a resemblance to the nursery rhyme.
She really is innocent of the crime for which she was accused.
Who knew that Dr. Armstrong was guilty of murder?
His wife
The victim's sister
No one knew
When Dr. Armstrong goes to check on Mrs. Rogers and finds her dead, what does her husband say that shocks him?
He admits to being guilty of murder.
He tells the Doctor that his wife had been sick for a long time.
He asks the Doctor if she died because of her heart.
Rogers seems to implicate the doctor as murdering his wife because _________________________.
The last thing she had was administered to her by Dr. Armstrong.
Rogers knows that Armstrong is guilty of the previous murder, so there's nothing to stop him from killing Mrs. Rogers, too.
Rogers is just looking for someone to blame. He knows that someone else is guilty.
What does Rogers share with Dr. Armstrong at the end of the chapter?
He knows that the doctor killed his wife.
He noticed that the little Indians/Soldiers are disappearing from the table.
He noticed that the two people who have died have something in common with the first two people who died in the nursery rhyme.
Who dies at the beginning of chapter 6?
Dr. Armstrong
Mrs. Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Vera Claythorne
What is everyone waiting for?
the killer
Fred Narracott and his boat
Food to arrive
A phone call from England
Who called Mrs. Rogers' death "an act of God"?
Vera
Phillip Lombard
Justice Wargrave
Emily Brent
True or False: Mr. Rogers seems very broken about his wife being dead.
True
False
What does Emily Brent mean when she says Beatrice "wasn't a nice girl"?
She was extremely rude to Emily Brent and her guests
She was ugly
Emily Brent just didn't like her
She did not follow the Bible's teachings about purity
How many china Soldier figures are left at the end of Chapter 6?
10
7
9
8
How did Beatrice die?
She hanged herself
She was hit by a car
She threw herself in the river
Why is everyone at Soldier Island?
They all committed murders the law can't touch
They all know the Owens personally
They were kidnapped
They are all on vacation
Which of the following characters are NOT going to search the island?
Mr. Blore
Phillip Lombard
Dr. Armstrong
Justice Wargrave
What does Emily Brent suspect of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers
They stole her jewelry
They killed their previous employer
They're playing a trick on the guests
They're going to leave without everyone else
How has Emily Brent decided to pass the time?
Reading
Napping
Knitting
Watching TV
Dr. Armstrong
Hanging
Drowning
Shot in the head
Hit in the head with an axe
Mrs. Rogers
Head bashed in
Drowned
Overdose of chloral
Hanging
Anthony Marston
Cyanide (Bee Sting)
Head crushed in (Marble bear)
Cyanide poisoning (choking)
Shot in the heart
Vera Claythorne
Hanging
Shot in the heart
Drowning
Cyanide (Bee Sting)
William Blore
Hit in the head with an axe
Cyanide poisoning (choking)
Shot in the heart
Head crushed in (marble bear)
Mr. Rogers
Hanging
Overdose of chloral
Head bashed in with life preserver
Hit in the head with axe
General MacArthur
Shot in th heart
Shot in th head
Head bashed in with life preserver
Head crushed (marble bear)
Philip Lombard
Shot in the head
Drowning
Shot in the heart
Overdose of chloral
Emily Brent
Hanging
Cyanide (bee sting)
Overdose of Chloral
Cyanide Poisoning (choking)
Why doesn't Philip Lombard agree with Blore's suspicion?
He thinks Rogers was killed when he first woke up that morning, while Miss Brent was still walking about the island.
He believes the real killer would pretend to have been sleeping rather than walking around the island.
He believes that Miss Brent is too weak to have killed Mr. Rogers
When Vera makes tea, why does everyone watch her?
They trust Vera and don't want anything to happen to her.
They are making sure she doesn't slip anything in their tea.
They don't like the way she makes it.
They think she has gone hysterical and she may run away.
Vera feels something cold and wet on her throat. What was it?
Someone's hand
Seaweed
A wet rag
A wet sock
What does Vera figure out when rereading the poem in chapter 15?
The next line in the poem doesn't make any sense
The poem was written by U.N. Owen
That the next line in the poem states someone is going to hang themselves
There is a red herring and Dr Armstrong may be alive and also the killer.
What do Vera, Blore, and Lombard use to attempt to send a distress signal to the mainland?
A radio
A flashlight
A homing pigeon
A mirror
On the final morning on the island, who suggests that the killer could be alien or supernatural?
Vera
Mr. Blore
Mr. Lombard
Dr. Armstrong
What kills Blore when it is thrown from Vera’s window?
A bear statue
A clock
A knife
A heavy rock
In the last moments of her life, who does Vera believe is waiting for her upstairs?
Lombard
Hugo
Cyril
Wargrave
Who finds the manuscript in a bottle that reveals the truth about the Soldier Island murders?
Mr. Owen
Fred Narracot
Justice Wargrave
An unknown fisherman
Who helped Wargrave fake his death?
Dr. Armstrong
Vera Claythorne
Mr. Lombard
Mr. Blore
Who is described in the murderer’s manuscript confession as “a gullible sort of man”?
Dr. Armstrong
Mr. Lombard
Mr. Blore
Mr. Rogers
Who was the one victim of the Soldier Island murder plot to die before the guests reached the island?
Isaac Morris
Cyril Hamilton
Edward Seton
Beatrice Taylor
According to the manuscript left in a bottle after the murders, what actually killed Wargrave?
A self-inflicted gunshot
He hung himself
He through himself into the ocean
He is still alive somewhere, ready to punish the wicked.
How does Lombard die?
Vera shoots him through the heart
Blore shoots him through the heart
He hangs himself
He faked his death and is ready to kill again
Why did Vera ask Lombard to help her move Dr. Armstrong's body?
So that she could pick his pocket and take his revolver
Because she did not want the body to get swept away by the waves.
So she could put the body with the other 8 dead bodies
So she could have time to run away from him
What did Dr. Armstrong use to fake the bullet hole on Justice Wargrave's head?
Red plaster
Paint
Real blood
It was not fake, Wargrave is now a zombie
Why did Justice Wargrave kill everyone?
He wanted to play executioner and kill those who were guilty, but could not be punished by the law.
He was an evil man.
He wanted revenge
He has always been a murderer and simply wanted to get away with a major theatrical kill before he died.
Why did Justice Wargrave write the manuscript in the bottle?
He wanted recognition
He wanted forgiveness
He was being silly
He was trying to get someone to write a book about him
