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Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;
One chokes his little self then there were Nine.
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Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
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ATTWN Final Exam SG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One chokes his little self then there were Nine. | Anthony Marston |
| Nine little soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were Eight. | Mrs. Rogers |
| Eight little soldier boys traveling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven. | General MacArthur |
| Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six. | Mr. Rogers |
| Six little soldier boys playing with a hive; A bumble bee stung one and then there Five. | Emily Brent |
| Five little soldier boys going in for law; One got into Chancery and then there were Four. | Justice Wargrave |
| Four little soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three. | Dr. Armstrong |
| Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were Two. | Henry Blore |
| Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was One. | Philip Lombard |
| One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself And then there were None. - Frank Green, 1869 | Vera Claythorne |
| 1. On the way to Indian Island, Blore was reading a list of names explaining that he had a job to do. We thought at the time this was foreshadowing, but after learning the truth, we know it is _____. | Red herring |
| 2. When everyone got to the island, Vera went up to her room and Mrs. Rogers followed. She told us that Mrs. Rogers “looked like a woman who walked in mortal fear...” What is the author’s purpose in telling us this? | To set the mood |
| 3. Once the characters agreed that the murderer was one of the guests, Justice Wargrave took charge in proceeding to find out who it was. He told the guests, “Forewarned is forearmed.” What does he mean? | When one knows there is danger, one can be prepared to save him or herself |
| 4. Vera and Philip are sitting by the window thinking about all that is happening on the island. Agatha Christie states, “Outside the rain poured down and the wind howled in great shuddering gusts against the window-panes.” What is she trying to achieve? | To set a mood |
| 5. Philip Lombard calls the guests “prisoners.” Why? | They are trapped on the island |
| 6. When Philip Lombard and Vera are trying to figure out who the murderer is, Philip says he believes he knows who it is. He calls this person “God Almighty.” Who is he talking about? | Justice Wargrave |
| 7. Rogers states, “I don’t know. I don’t know at all. And that’s what’s frightening the life out of me. To have to idea...” What is the author doing to her audience? | Setting a mood |
| 8. What did Emily Brent lose? | Grey wool |
| 9. When all of the guests were having tea, what did this bring to them? | Normality |
| 10. Agatha Christie uses animals to describe the characters. List the characters and what animal they were described as: | Philip Lombard: wolf/panther, Justice Wargrave: tortoise/frog, Mr. Rogers: cat, Anthony Marston: young bull, Emily Brent: white horse on the sea, Henry Blore: wild boar/beast, Vera Claythorne: bird, Isaac Morris: clam |
| 11. On the third day, why did everyone oversleep? | Mr. Rogers was dead |
| 12. When Mr. Rogers goes missing, who else is missing? | Emily Brent |
| 13. Where and how is Mr. Rogers found? | In the wash house, where he was hit in the head with an axe |
| 14. What happened to Vera when she kept laughing and talking about bees? | She went into hysteria |
| 15. How did Dr. Armstrong get Vera to stop laughing? | He slapped her |
| 16. Henry Blore referred to a case in America where a girl killed her parents. What case is this and why is he bothering to mention it? | The Lizzie Borden case, and the case reminded him of Emily Brent |
| 17. What literary device is it when Blore refers to the above case? | Allusion (slight mention in passing) |
| 18. What happened to Landor? | He died in prison |
| 19. Philip Lombard said Blore would never survive. Why? | Lack of imagination |
| 20. When Vera thinks about the drowning of Cyril, what literary device is used to achieve this? | Flashback |
| 21. What did Hugo know about Cyril drowning and why is he surprised by it? | It was intentional |
| 22. When the guests all arrived, what did they discover they all had in common? | None knew Mr. Owen |
| 23. Why does Justice Wargrave always take control of the conversation? | He is a judge |
| 24. Describe Anthony Marston: | Selfish |
| 25. What is Dr. Armstrong’s secret? | He murdered a patient |
| 26. “Anthony Marston, in the height of his youth and manhood, had seemed like a being who was immortal. And now, crumpled and broken, he lay on the floor.” What literary device is used here? | Irony |
| 27. “He’d sent Richmond deliberately to his death.” Who? | General MacArthur |
| 28. Agatha Christie makes it look like Dr. Armstrong killed Mrs. Rogers. When there is a false clue, this is called what? | Red herring |
| 29. Blore said Mr. Rogers looked like a “cat on hot bricks.” What literary device is this? What does it mean? | Simile/Idiom, and it is a way of expressing yourself. (Restless, skiddish, unable to remain still) |
| 30. Describe Soldier Island. | A 2-story modern home with a wash house, pump house, and cliffs |
| 31. When Vera sees the poem at the beginning of the story, what is Agatha Christie doing for the audience? | Foreshadowing |
| 32. What did Lombard, Blore, and Dr. Armstrong find on the island when searching for something hiding? | Nothing |
| 33. When the three men were searching the island, they went into the house to search. They heard a loud thump overhead. Who was it thought to be? Who was it really? | U.N. Owen; Mr. Rogers |
| 34. Emily Brent states, “The weather is changing. The wind is quite strong and there are white horses on the sea.” What is the relevance of this quote? | A storm is coming |
| 35. On the second day, after the men searched the island, everyone was getting ready to eat lunch. Armstrong went out to get General MacArthur to come in. All the other heard “running feet along the terrace.” What did this tell them? | General MacArthur is dead |
| 36. The guests agreed that the murderer was one of them. One character stated, “I agree that one of us is possessed by the devil.” Who said this? | Emily Brent |
| 37. Once they agreed that the murderer was one of the guests, Justice Wargrave took charge in proceeding to find out who it was. What did he say was the only thing they could go on? | The facts |
| 38. After the death of Rogers, all the guests were “behaving normally at breakfast.” What literary device is used here? | Irony |
| 39. When Mrs. Emily Brent felt “giddy,” Dr. Armstrong offered to get her something and she quickly said no. Why? | She didn’t trust him |
| 40. When Emily Brent saw a bee in the windowpane, what is Agatha Christie doing for the audience? | Foreshadowing |
| 41. Blore described Emily by saying her “heart as hard as flints.” What literary device is used here? | Simile (it meant that she is hard-hearted) |
| 42. Who became a suspect when the syringe was found? | Dr. Armstrong |
| 43. How did Justice Wargrave describe Philip Lombard and Henry Blore? | Powerful |
| 44. “They were five enemies linked together by a mutual instinct,” after the death of Emily Brent. What was the mutual instinct? | Self-preservation |
| 45. Agatha Christie describes the characters as turning “bestial.” What does this mean? | Animal-like |
| 46. What was the “cold, clammy hand” that touched Vera’s throat? What is its significance? | A piece of seaweed and it reminded her of the sea where Cyril died |
| 47. What did Justice Wargrave do while everyone was occupied with Vera upstairs when she screamed? | He staged a murder |
| 48. What did Blore hear the night of the 10th-11th that he thought was his imagination at first? | Footsteps |
| 49. “Blore had an instantaneous glimpse of a figure just passing out through the front door.” Who was the glimpse of? | Justice Wargrave |
| 50. Who was the red herring most of the book? | Dr. Armstrong |
| 51. Vera compares the guests and the island to “a zoo.” What literary device is used here? | Metaphor |
| 52. When Vera, Blore, and Lombard are the only ones left, where does Vera feel safe? | Out in the open |
| 53. Vera said to Lombard, “Don’t you feel—all the time—that there’s someone. Someone watching and waiting.” What is the author doing here? | Foreshadowing |
| 54. Why is it important that a bear clock fell on Blore to kill him? | It matches the poem |
| 55. “And then he sprang. Quick as a panther—as any other feline creature...” Who is being described as a panther? | Philip Lombard |
| 56. Vera wanted “to sleep. Sleep...sleep...sleep...” What does this symbolize and foreshadow? | Death |
| 57. Why would Hugo want Vera to commit suicide? | He knew she committed the murder |
| 58. Who was Isaac Morris? | He made all necessary arrangements for the guests |
| 59. Why did Fred Narracott override Morris’s orders? | The group of people were a queer sort |
| 60. What did we find out about the Edward Seton Case What is the significance? | He was guilty |
| 61. What was the motive of Justice Wargrave? | To punish those the law couldn’t touch |
| 62. What was the inciting incident in the novel that we find out near the end of the book and the reason he decided to go through with the murders? | He had a blood lust—didn’t want to punish innocent/he was sick & about to die |
| 63. Of the ten guests, who did not record events on the island? | Anthony Marston/Philip Lombard |
| 64. In the “Epilogue,” the two detectives give us a piece of information. “But that chair want found kicked over. It was like, all the other chairs, neatly put back against the wall.” What is Agatha Christie doing here? What does it let the reader know? | Foreshadowing |
| 65. In his confession, the murderer lets us know that “I have always felt strongly that right should prevail.” Interpret this quote. | Innocent should not die |
| 66. Who has the “inability to feel any responsibility for the lives he had taken”? | Anthony Marston |
| 67. Who did Justice Wargrave see as the least guilty? Why? The most guilty? Why? | He saw Marston as the least guilty because he “was a type born without the feeling of moral responsibility...” He saw Vera as the most guilty because the last to die was the most guilty in his eyes. |
| 68. Justice Wargrave says he has the “brand of Cain” on his forehead. What literary device is being used here? What does that quote mean? | Allusion (slight mention made in passing) |
| 69. How did Justice Wargrave committ suicide and make it look like he was murdered? Describe what he did. | He would pull the trigger, and his hand would fall to his side. The revolver, pulled by the elastic, would recoil to the door. Jarred by the door handle, it will detach itself from the elastic and fall. The elastic would hang down from his eyeglasses. |
| 70. In your opinion, which character do you think was the most horrible? Why? Give textual evidence. | It’s an opinion, make up your own! 😂 |
| Don’t forget—if you’re in Mrs. Ragsdale‘s class at least—that if you turn in your copy of ATTWN on Monday, you’ll get 5 bonus points on the test! 😁 |
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