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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: CHAPTER 1 (NO PICS)
by Agatha Christie
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English
7th Grade
05/14/2013

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Which characters are you introduced to in Chapter 1?

a. Mr. Justice Wargrave, Vera Claythorne, Philip Lombard

b. Miss Emily Brent, General Macarthur, Dr. Armstrong

c. Mr. Justice Wargrave, Tony Marston, Mr. Blore

d. All of the above 

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Answer: d. All of the above

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What do the characters we meet in the first chapter all have in common?

a. They are friends of Constance Culmington.

b. They have been invited to come to Soldier Island.

c. They are friends of Miss Olsen.

d. They appear to have nothing in common.

Definition

 

 Answer: b. They have all been invited to come to Soldier Island. 

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What do we learn about Vera Claythorne’s past?

a. She was Mr. Justice Wargrave’s mistress.

b. She has been to Soldier Island before.

c. They have all been invited to come to Soldier Island.

d. She spent two years in jail.

Definition

 

Answer: c. They have all been invited to come to Soldier Island.

Term

 

After the old man on the train warns Mr. Blore that his “Day of Judgment is at hand,” Blore jokes that—given his age—the old man is closer to death than him. The narrator then says, “But there, as it happens, he was wrong. . . .” (pg 14). What is this an example of?

a. Foreshadowing

b. Analogy

c. Satire

d. Juxtaposition

Definition

 

Answer: a. Foreshadowing

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