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And Then There Were None study guide Mrs. Pollan ch.1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are some of the rumors that are being spread about Indian Island? | |
| Who is Mr. Wargrave going to meet on Indian Island? | |
| Vera Claythorne does not tell the reader her full story yet, but based on what she has shared, what do you guess has happened to her? | |
| Who hired Captain Lombard to come out to Indian Island? | |
| How old is Miss Brent? | |
| Why is Miss Brent going to Indian Island? | |
| How does General Macarthur know the host, Mr. Owen? | |
| How was Dr. Armstrong persuaded to come out to Indian Island? | |
| Anthony Martson gets a very short introduction, but what do you learn about him in that time? | |
| Mr. Blore takes on an alias. From where is he going to say he hails? | |
| As Blore is exiting the platform an old man gives him a cryptic piece of advice. What is it? | |
| As some of the guests start meeting one another on the trip to the island, the reader suddenly begins to figure out what about the island? | |
| At that same time, the reader also starts to realize what about the host/hostess? | |
| How do others react when Mr. Blore tells them that he is from South Africa? | |
| Just as the boat is about to shove off for Indian Island, what happens? | |
| What does the party learn from Fred Narracott about Indian Island? | |
| Describe Mrs. Rogers, as she is seen through Vera Claythorne's eyes. | |
| On page 31, Vera tells the reader about a nursery rhyme that is hanging above her fireplace. What do you make of this nursery rhyme? | |
| How does the author describe the unique feeling one gets when they are on an island? | |
| How does Dr. Armstrong know old Wargrave? | |
| On page 37, how is Phillip Lombard described? | |
| Before going to dinner, Miss Emily Brent sits in her room and reads her Bible. What is the subject of which she is reading before she goes to dinner? | |
| List the themes that show up in chapters 1-2 | guilt, concealment, justice, suspicion |
| several characters harbor _____ internally and externally during the novel | guilt |
| each character has been able to _____ his or her involvement in the death of another human being | conceal |
| played throughout the whole novel because we finally find out what the murderer feels he/she is handing out _____ for crimes committed | justice |
| throughout the whole novel each of the guests suspect each other of murder, _______ is everywhere and leads to paranoia | suspicion |
| successful London medical doctor; years ago, Louisa Clees, one of his patients, died when he operated on her while intoxicated | Dr. Edward George Armstrong |
| private detective, lured to Indian Island on the basis of investigating the other guests; he is accused of killing James Landor, a man who went to prison and died there because of his testimony | William Henry Blore |
| older, self-righteous woman who loves to read the Bible; accused of killing Beatrice Taylor, a women she once employed; she fires her because she is unmarried and becomes pregnant, she later commits suicide | Miss Emily Caroline Brent |
| young women who has come to serve as Mrs. Owen's secretary, accused of killing Cyril Hamilton, a boy placed in her care | Vera Elizabeth Claythorne |
| Vera Claythorne's former lover; dumps Vera after his nephew dies | Hugo Hamilton |
| Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard (Britain's police), investigates the murders on Indian Island | Sir Thomas Legge |
| former military man who has engaged in some questionable activites, maybe a mercenary, accused of abandoning a group of Africans during an expedition, brings a revolver to the island | Captain Philip Lombard |
| retired general, accused of sending Arthur Richmond, his wife's lover, to his death | General John Gordon MacArthur |
| inspector with Scotland Yard who helps to investigate the murders on Indian Island | Inspector Maine |
| flashy, reckless young man; struck and killed a young man and woman with his sports car; first to die | Anthony James Marston |
| used by U.N. Owen to purchase Indian Island and arrange for the arrival of the guests; suspected for engaging in criminal activities, murdered the same day the guests arrive on the Island | Isaac Morris |
| Sticklehaven sailor who convoys the guests and supplies to the Island | Fred Narracott |
| Listed as the current owner of Indian Island; his letters help bring the 1- guests to the island | U.N. Owen |
| caretakers on Indian Island, accused of killing Miss Jennifer Brady, an eldery woman they once cared for | Thomas and Ethel Rogers |
| retired judge; he is known as the "hanging judge", has a fascination with both justice and death, he is accused of swaying a jury to obtain a conviction and death of Edward Seton | Justice Lawrence Wargrave |