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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

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1. Which character is a reckless driver?

(A) Tony Marston

(B) Dr. Armstrong

(D) Judge Wargrave

2. What is the title of the nursery rhyme that hangs in everyone's room?

(A) “Ten Little Indians”

(B) “Little Bo-Peep”

(D) “Hey Diddle Diddle”

3. Why does Vera come to the island?

(A) She is a tabloid journalist and wants to confirm rumors about the island's ownership

(B) She is pursuing Lombard

(D) She has been hired as a secretary by someone calling herself Una Nancy Owen

4. How does the killer accuse the guests of committing murders?

(A) By sending them letters

(B) By speaking to them on a hidden loudspeaker

(D) The killer does not accuse them but just begins killing them off

5. By which false name does Blore identify himself early in the novel?

(A) Maltravers

(B) Davis

(D) Smithers

6. Where did Lombard leave twenty-one men to die?

(A) A battlefield in France

(B) The South Pole

(D) The Sahara Desert

7. In what style is the house built?

(A) Victorian

(B) Gothic

(D) Georgian

8. How does General Macarthur die?

(A) From a bee sting

(B) He is pushed off a cliff

(D) From a blow to the head

9. What objects disappear, one by one, as each murder is committed?

(A) The guests' suitcases

(B) Figurines of Indians

(D) China plates with pictures of Indians on them

10. “U. N. Owen” is associated with what, according to the judge?

(A) The United Nations

(B) The coordinates of the island

(D) The word “unknown”

11. When is Mr. Rogers killed?

(A) While he is chopping wood

(B) While he is making breakfast

(D) While he is exploring the attic

12. What was the name of the man Vera loved?

(A) Arthur Richmond

(B) Philip Lombard

(D) Hugo Hamilton

13. How did Dr. Armstrong happen to kill a patient while operating on her?

(A) He wanted her money

(B) He was drunk

(D) He was in love with her, and she had married another man

14. Which guest carries a revolver?

(A) Vera

(B) Wargrave

(D) Armstrong

15. Which guest is prone to hysterics?

(A) Tony Marston

(B) Una Owen

(D) Mr. Rogers

16. When Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard join forces to identify the murderer, which character do they not suspect?

(A) Mr. Owen

(B) Mr. Rogers

(D) Beatrice Taylor

17. From what does Emily Brent die?

(A) A lethal injection

(B) A bee sting

(D) A blow to the head

18. Which guest pretends to be killed?

(A) Armstrong

(B) Blore

(D) Wargrave

19. Why don't boats come from the mainland to rescue the guests?

(A) The guests don't want to be rescued

(B) “Owen” ordered the town not to send boats

(D) Boats arrive only once a week

20. How is Blore killed?

(A) A marble bear is dropped on his head

(B) He doesn't die

(D) His drink is poisoned

21. Which of the following is used to kill Lombard?

(A) An oar

(B) His own revolver

(D) A marble bear

22. Which of the guests die by the seashore?

(A) Vera and Emily Brent

(B) Lombard, Blore, and Vera

(D) Armstrong and Macarthur

23. How does Vera die?

(A) She shoots herself

(B) She is poisoned

(D) She hangs herself

24. Who is the last of the ten to die?

(A) Vera

(B) Lombard

(D) Rogers

25. How do the police determine the culprit's identity?

(A) They use clues gleaned from Vera's diary

(B) The find the killer alive when they arrive on the island

(D) The killer places a confession in a bottle, which is thrown in the sea and found by a fisherman

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