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And Then There Were None Unit Test

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a “red herring” in suspenseful stories?

a)

a type of fresh water fish known for swimming away from predators

b)

something intended to distract attention from the real problem

c)

a fishy situation in which there are multiple suspects

d)

a type of poison used as food coloring

2.

The novel is told from:

a)

first person point of view

b)

third-limited (Justice Wargrave)

c)

third-limited (Vera Claythorne)

d)

omniscient point of view

3.

Which character had the fake name of “Mr. Davis” when they first came to the island?

a)

Lombard

b)

Brent

c)

Armstrong

d)

Blore

4.

An example of foreshadowing would be:

a)

the poem about the soldier boys

b)

the gramophone record is title “Swan Song”

c)

an old man on the train told Blore that his day of judgement was coming

d)

all of the above

5.

What do the characters really know about the island?

a)

owned by Gabrielle Turl

b)

rumors

c)

Vacation resort

d)

owned by Mr. Owen

6.

Who wrote And Then there Were None?

a)

Vera Claythorne

b)

Frank Green

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Constance Culmington

7.

Which character is a rigid and religious spinster?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Emily Brent

c)

Vera Claythorne

d)

Gabrielle Turl

8.

Which character is a reckless young man that loves to drive fast?

a)

Lawrence Wargrave

b)

Edward Armstrong

c)

Anthony Marston

d)

William Blore

9.

Which character is an intelligent, calculating judge?

a)

Edward Armstrong

b)

Lawrence Wargrave

c)

William Blore

d)

Anthony Marston

10.

Which character is a former police inspector?

a)

Phillip Lombard

b)

William Blore

c)

Lawrence Wargrave

d)

Edward Armstrong

11.

Which character feels guilt ridden for sending a young soldier to his death?

a)

Phillip Lombard

b)

Anthony Marston

c)

John Macarthur

d)

Edward Armstrong

12.

Which character is a successful alcoholic doctor?

a)

Edward Armstrong

b)

Lawrence Wargrave

c)

Phillip Lombard

d)

John Macarthur

13.

Which character is a secretary and former governess (school mistress)?

a)

Mrs. Rogers

b)

Vera Claythorne

c)

Gabrielle Turl

d)

Emily Brent

14.

Which character is the butler?

a)

Phillip Lombard

b)

Mr. Roger

c)

William Blore

d)

Lawrence Wargrave

15.

Which character is a nervous housekeeper and excellent cook?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Mrs. Rogers

c)

Emily Brent

d)

Vera Claythorne

16.

Which character is former military man and a world traveler?

a)

William Blore

b)

Phillip Lombard

c)

Lawrence Wargrave

d)

Anthony Marston

17.
The night the guests arrive, who faints in response to the recording that is played after dinner?  
a)
Vera Claythorne
b)
Tony Marston
c)
 Mrs. Rogers
d)
Emily Brent 
18.
What is the title of the record that is played for the guests their first night on Indian Island?  
a)
Swan Song
b)
Ten Little Indians
c)
Swan Lake
d)
 I Shot the Sheriff 
19.
The recording accuses ________ of having killed his wife’s lover.    
a)
Mr. Rogers
b)
Philip Lombard
c)
General Macarthur
d)
 Judge Wargrave
20.
Who is the first to suggest to the guests that they were invited to the island by a homicidal maniac?  
a)
Mr. Rogers 
b)
Tony Marston
c)
Philip Lombard
d)
Judge Wargrave
21.
Who admits to letting 21 man die in the jungle?
a)
Anthony Marston
b)
Dr. Armstrong
c)
Philip Lombard
d)
Ms. Brent
22.
Tony Marston is accused of killing
a)
a child
b)
two children
c)
21 men
d)
a client
23.

Dr. Armstrong killed a patient because he was...

a)

not a doctor

b)

too tired

c)

too drunk

d)

too young

24.
Who chokes on a drink?    
a)
Philip Lombard
b)
Vera Claythorne
c)
Tony Marston
d)
Dr. Edward Armstrong 
25.

And Then There Were None fits into which genre?

a)

Mystery

b)

Fairy Tale

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Historical Fiction

26.

How does Dr. Armstrong claim that Anthony Marston died?

a)

Asphyxiation

b)

Loss of blood

c)

Internal injuries

27.

Why does the group have a hard time believing that Anthony Marston would commit suicide?

a)

He doesn't seem like the type who could withstand pain.

b)

He doesn't seem like the type who would want to die.

c)

He seemed week them.

28.

We find out, through his thoughts, that Justice Wargrave is _________________ of his crime.

a)

Innocent

b)

Ignorant

c)

Guilty

29.

General MacArthur realizes now that when he sent his wife's lover off to die that _______________________.

a)

It was the wrong thing to do.

b)

It was the right thing to do, because he got his wife back to himself.

c)

One of his troops had suspected him of the misdeed and that person had probably talked about it.

30.

What shocking fact does Vera Claythorne draw the reader's attention to at the end of the chapter?

a)

There used to be a gun in the house, but now it is missing.

b)

The first death bore a resemblance to the nursery rhyme.

c)

She really is innocent of the crime for which she was accused.

31.

Who knew that Dr. Armstrong was guilty of murder?

a)

His wife

b)

The victim's sister

c)

No one knew

32.

When Dr. Armstrong goes to check on Mrs. Rogers and finds her dead, what does her husband say that shocks him?

a)

He admits to being guilty of murder.

b)

He tells the Doctor that his wife had been sick for a long time.

c)

He asks the Doctor if she died because of her heart.

33.

Rogers seems to implicate the doctor as murdering his wife because _________________________.

a)

The last thing she had was administered to her by Dr. Armstrong.

b)

Rogers knows that Armstrong is guilty of the previous murder, so there's nothing to stop him from killing Mrs. Rogers, too.

c)

Rogers is just looking for someone to blame. He knows that someone else is guilty.

34.

What does Rogers share with Dr. Armstrong at the end of the chapter?

a)

He knows that the doctor killed his wife.

b)

He noticed that the little Indians/Soldiers are disappearing from the table.

c)

He noticed that the two people who have died have something in common with the first two people who died in the nursery rhyme.

35.

Who dies at the beginning of chapter 6?

a)

Dr. Armstrong

b)

Mrs. Rogers

c)

Mr. Rogers

d)

Vera Claythorne

36.

What is everyone waiting for?

a)

the killer

b)

Fred Narracott and his boat

c)

Food to arrive

d)

A phone call from England

37.

Who called Mrs. Rogers' death "an act of God"?

a)

Vera

b)

Phillip Lombard

c)

Justice Wargrave

d)

Emily Brent

38.

True or False: Mr. Rogers seems very broken about his wife being dead.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What does Emily Brent mean when she says Beatrice "wasn't a nice girl"?

a)

She was extremely rude to Emily Brent and her guests

b)

She was ugly

c)

Emily Brent just didn't like her

d)

She did not follow the Bible's teachings about purity

40.

How many china Soldier figures are left at the end of Chapter 6?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

9

d)

8

41.

How did Beatrice die?

a)

She hanged herself

b)

She was hit by a car

c)

She threw herself in the river

42.

Why is everyone at Soldier Island?

a)

They all committed murders the law can't touch

b)

They all know the Owens personally

c)

They were kidnapped

d)

They are all on vacation

43.

Which of the following characters are NOT going to search the island?

a)

Mr. Blore

b)

Phillip Lombard

c)

Dr. Armstrong

d)

Justice Wargrave

44.

What does Emily Brent suspect of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers

a)

They stole her jewelry

b)

They killed their previous employer

c)

They're playing a trick on the guests

d)

They're going to leave without everyone else

45.

How has Emily Brent decided to pass the time?

a)

Reading

b)

Napping

c)

Knitting

d)

Watching TV

46.
Hysterically laughs upon realizing the poem's role 
a)
Emily Brent 
b)
Vera Claythorne
c)
William Blore 
d)
Justice Wargrave
47.
Refuses to take any medication from the doctor. 
a)
Emily Brent 
b)
Vera Claythorne
c)
William Blore 
d)
Justice Wargrave
48.
Suggests that everyone lock up any drugs in the house
a)
Justice Wargrave  
b)
Vera Claythorne
c)
William Blore 
d)
Emily Brent 
49.

Dr. Armstrong

a)

Hanging

b)

Drowning

c)

Shot in the head

d)

Hit in the head with an axe

50.

Mrs. Rogers

a)

Head bashed in

b)

Drowned

c)

Overdose of chloral

d)

Hanging

51.

Anthony Marston

a)

Cyanide (Bee Sting)

b)

Head crushed in (Marble bear)

c)

Cyanide poisoning (choking)

d)

Shot in the heart

52.

Vera Claythorne

a)

Hanging

b)

Shot in the heart

c)

Drowning

d)

Cyanide (Bee Sting)

53.

William Blore

a)

Hit in the head with an axe

b)

Cyanide poisoning (choking)

c)

Shot in the heart

d)

Head crushed in (marble bear)

54.

Mr. Rogers

a)

Hanging

b)

Overdose of chloral

c)

Head bashed in with life preserver

d)

Hit in the head with axe

55.

General MacArthur

a)

Shot in th heart

b)

Shot in th head

c)

Head bashed in with life preserver

d)

Head crushed (marble bear)

56.

Philip Lombard

a)

Shot in the head

b)

Drowning

c)

Shot in the heart

d)

Overdose of chloral

57.

Emily Brent

a)

Hanging

b)

Cyanide (bee sting)

c)

Overdose of Chloral

d)

Cyanide Poisoning (choking)

58.

Why doesn't Philip Lombard agree with Blore's suspicion?

a)

He thinks Rogers was killed when he first woke up that morning, while Miss Brent was still walking about the island.

b)

He believes the real killer would pretend to have been sleeping rather than walking around the island.

c)

He believes that Miss Brent is too weak to have killed Mr. Rogers

59.

When Vera makes tea, why does everyone watch her?

a)

They trust Vera and don't want anything to happen to her.

b)

They are making sure she doesn't slip anything in their tea.

c)

They don't like the way she makes it.

d)

They think she has gone hysterical and she may run away.

60.

Vera feels something cold and wet on her throat. What was it?

a)

Someone's hand

b)

Seaweed

c)

A wet rag

d)

A wet sock

61.

What does Vera figure out when rereading the poem in chapter 15?

a)

The next line in the poem doesn't make any sense

b)

The poem was written by U.N. Owen

c)

That the next line in the poem states someone is going to hang themselves

d)

There is a red herring and Dr Armstrong may be alive and also the killer.

62.

What do Vera, Blore, and Lombard use to attempt to send a distress signal to the mainland?

a)

A radio

b)

A flashlight

c)

A homing pigeon

d)

A mirror

63.

On the final morning on the island, who suggests that the killer could be alien or supernatural?

a)

Vera

b)

Mr. Blore

c)

Mr. Lombard

d)

Dr. Armstrong

64.

What kills Blore when it is thrown from Vera’s window?

a)

A bear statue

b)

A clock

c)

A knife

d)

A heavy rock

65.

In the last moments of her life, who does Vera believe is waiting for her upstairs?

a)

Lombard

b)

Hugo

c)

Cyril

d)

Wargrave

66.

Who finds the manuscript in a bottle that reveals the truth about the Soldier Island murders?

a)

Mr. Owen

b)

Fred Narracot

c)

Justice Wargrave

d)

An unknown fisherman

67.

Who helped Wargrave fake his death?

a)

Dr. Armstrong

b)

Vera Claythorne

c)

Mr. Lombard

d)

Mr. Blore

68.

Who is described in the murderer’s manuscript confession as “a gullible sort of man”?

a)

Dr. Armstrong

b)

Mr. Lombard

c)

Mr. Blore

d)

Mr. Rogers

69.

Who was the one victim of the Soldier Island murder plot to die before the guests reached the island?

a)

Isaac Morris

b)

Cyril Hamilton

c)

Edward Seton

d)

Beatrice Taylor

70.

According to the manuscript left in a bottle after the murders, what actually killed Wargrave?

a)

A self-inflicted gunshot

b)

He hung himself

c)

He through himself into the ocean

d)

He is still alive somewhere, ready to punish the wicked.

71.

How does Lombard die?

a)

Vera shoots him through the heart

b)

Blore shoots him through the heart

c)

He hangs himself

d)

He faked his death and is ready to kill again

72.

Why did Vera ask Lombard to help her move Dr. Armstrong's body?

a)

So that she could pick his pocket and take his revolver

b)

Because she did not want the body to get swept away by the waves.

c)

So she could put the body with the other 8 dead bodies

d)

So she could have time to run away from him

73.

What did Dr. Armstrong use to fake the bullet hole on Justice Wargrave's head?

a)

Red plaster

b)

Paint

c)

Real blood

d)

It was not fake, Wargrave is now a zombie

74.

Why did Justice Wargrave kill everyone?

a)

He wanted to play executioner and kill those who were guilty, but could not be punished by the law.

b)

He was an evil man.

c)

He wanted revenge

d)

He has always been a murderer and simply wanted to get away with a major theatrical kill before he died.

75.

Why did Justice Wargrave write the manuscript in the bottle?

a)

He wanted recognition

b)

He wanted forgiveness

c)

He was being silly

d)

He was trying to get someone to write a book about him