7-Reading-Ten LittleI ndians-10 through Ending Final-Study Guide

Question 1

According to the Ending, who died 1st? How?

Answer 1

Morris- capsule/pill to take for indigestion, fatal

Question 2

According to the Ending, who died 2nd? How?

Answer 2

Antony Marston- potassium cyanide in his glass after the gramophone incident; ironic that he toasts crime and then dies by one

Question 3

According to the Ending, who died 3rd? How?

Answer 3

Mrs. Rogers- Chloral Hydrate in the Brandy

Question 4

According to the Ending, who died 4th? How?

Answer 4

General Macarthur- hit him from behind on his head; ironic- killed by life preserver?

Question 5

According to the Ending, who died 5th? How?

Answer 5

Rogers- axed in the back of the head, dining room key obtained by murderer

Question 6

According to the Ending, who died 6th? How?

Answer 6

Miss Brent- chloral in coffee, then cyanide injection

Question 7

According to the Ending, who died 7th? How?

Answer 7

Justice Wargrave- shot to the head, dressed up like Judge

Question 8

According to the Ending, who died 8th? How?

Answer 8

Armstrong- tricked then pushed off the cliff into the sea (what is that?! A cave?!); was thought to be the murderer, but that was just a red herring (ha ha ha)

Question 9

According to the Ending, who died 9th? How?

Answer 9

Blore- marble clock pushed out of Vera’s window, crushed his head.

Question 10

according to the Ending, who died 10th? How?

Answer 10

Lombard- shot by Vera; first death not caused by the murderer

Question 11

According to the Ending, who died 11th? How?

Answer 11

Vera- hanged herself; seaweed on neck like rope on neck; guilt for Cyril and “Hugo wanted her to”; Murderer was in the room, set up noose, put away chair

Question 12

According to the Ending, who died 12th? How?

Answer 12

Justice Wargrave- uses contraption to shoot himself in the head, while still leaving the gun out in the hall with Vera’s fingerprints intact

Question 13

Who was the Murderer?

Answer 13

Justice Wargrave

Question 14

Why did the murderer murder the 10 little Indians? Give at least two murders.

Answer 14

He had a delight in killing
He wanted to punish the guilty (who couldn’t legally be punished)
He wanted to go out in a blaze of glory before he died due to health issues

Question 15

Why did the murderer kill the Ten Little Indians in the order he did?

Answer 15

least guilty to most guilty

not guilty as in conscience, guilty as in how bad the crime was

Question 16

Why did the murderer send the solution to the police instead of leaving it unsolved?

Answer 16

He wanted to be recognized for his “piece of art”

Question 17

What clues did the murderer leave behind? (3)

Answer 17

Edward Seton was guilty, so Wargrave wasn’t his murderer, so logically, he had to be THE Murderer
Red Herring- connected with Dr. Armstrong’s death (drowned, herring is a fish), so he must have been tricked, and the only person Dr. could have trusted was the Justice, so he must be the murderer
Brand of Cain- Cain was the first murderer in the Bible, he was marked on his forehead, bullet hole in forehead

Question 18

acquit

Answer 18

verb: to relieve form fault, charge, or crime

Question 19

surreptitious

Answer 19

adj.: kept secret

Question 20

verisimilitude

Answer 20

noun: quality of being truthful

Question 21

bewilderment

Answer 21

noun: state of confusion

Question 22

asphyxiation

Answer 22

noun: state of not breathing

Question 23

acquiesce

Answer 23

verb: to give in reluctantly

Question 24

condone

Answer 24

verb: accept or allow to continue

Question 25

malicious

Answer 25

adj.: intending to do harm

Question 26

corroborate

Answer 26

verb: confirm or support

Question 27

tenacious

Answer 27

adj.: holding firmly

Question 28

Important Events from August 8th

Answer 28

Isaac Morris dies
All of the guests (except Mr. and Mrs. Rogers) arrive on Indian Island
Tony Marston dies of Cyanide poisoning

Question 29

Important Events from August 9th

Answer 29

Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep
Dr. A., Lombard, and Blore give the island a full search and conclude that no one other than the 8 surviving guests are on the island, so one of them must be the murderer
General Macarthur found dead
Dr. Armstrong joins forces with Justice Wargrave

Question 30

Important Events from August 10th

Answer 30

Mr. Rogers killed in the morning
Miss Brent killed after breakfast
Armstrong helps Wargrave fake his death while Vera finds the seaweed in her room

Question 31

Important Events from August 11th

Answer 31

Wargrave tricks Dr. A. and pushes him off the cliff into the sea at about 1:45 am
Lombard and Blore search for Dr. A.
Boyscouts see the SOS signals later that morning
Vera and Lombard drag dead Dr. A. above high water mark
Blore killed
Vera hangs herself
Justice sends message in a bottle and sets up contraption to shoot himself