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Armstrong is missing from his room. Vera is directed to stay barricaded in her room and to only open the door if Blore and Lombard both direct her to. Blore and Lombard run off in search of Armstrong.

.Which character is missing from his room? How do the other characters respond to the fact that this character is missing?

Emily Brent feels that the gramophone accusations were true for most guests and that those guests are finally be held responsible for the sin of murder. She feels the accusations made about herself, Wargrave, and Blore are farfetched and that these individuals weren't directly responsible for the deaths associated with them.

Emily Brent recites a text from her childhood nursery to Vera Claythorne, "Be sure thy sin will find thee out." How does this quote reveal Brent's opinion about the accusations made by The Voice on the gramophone

hey are using a heliograph (a large mirror) to flash signals to the mainland in Morse code.

How are Claythorne, Blore, and Lombard trying to contact the mainland?

The passengers are traveling by train or car.

How are the passengers traveling

Mr rogers played it after coffee was served

How did the message get "played"?

As Anthony Marston zips into town in his car, the others felt that he looked like a "young God, a Hero God out of some Northern Saga."

How do the other characters in the novel react to their first glimpse of Anthony Marston?

It is raining so hard that the guests are stuck inside of the house, cannot light a bonfire to signal for help, and cannot expect a boat to arrive until after the storm. The setting leaves the guests at he mercy of the murderer.

How is the setting further effecting the plot in chapter 13?

The guests discovered that no one had even met the Owens before or that he person who invited them was someone they had been out of touch with for quite some time. They also discovered that the initials of the Owen's Christian names - Una Nancy Owen and Ulick Norman Owen - create U.N. Owen, which when blended together sounds like UNKNOWN.

What do the guests discover about the name of the person who invited each of them to the island (what do the initials represent)?

ten guest

What do the ten figurines on the table represent?

mily Brent feel she died of fear (her conscience or an Act of God)

What does Emily Brent conclude is the cause of Mrs. Roger's death

Lombard discovers the missing revolver in his drawer. This is surprising because the revolver was not there earlier, so it means someone placed it there again without Lombard's knowledge. This is also significant because now he has a weapon.

What does Lombard discover in his room? Why is this surprising?

they are all responsible for death/murder

What does The Voice reveal about each character?

The lights are not working because Mr. Rogers was not there to start the generator. The guests have to use candles.

What happens when Lombard tries to switch on the lights and what do they use instead

wargrave

Who does Lombard suspect is the murderer?

Lombard suspects Wargrave because he feels Wargrave sees himself as all powerful and someone who holds the power of life and death in his hands. He thinks he just snapped one day and decided to become Jude, Jury, and Executioner.

Who does Lombard suspect is the murderer? Why?

Vera thinks Hugo is waiting for her.

Who does Vera think is waiting for her

he doesnt say

Who does Wargrave suspect is the murderer

he AC can't figure it out. He thinks someone else had to have been on the island and murdered the guests because of the way the evidence lays out, but he can't figure out who that other person might be.

Who does the AC think is the murderer?

Fred Narracott ferries the group from Sticklehaven to Soldier Island. Fred Narracott notices that the group is very diverse, that they don't seem to know each other, and that they are not as classy of a group as he would have expected.

Who is Fred Narracott? What is his opinion about the guests?

macarthur

Who says, "None of us will ever leave"

he discovered his wife died in her sleep

Why did Mr. Rogers go to Armstrong's room?

The remaining guests are overly polite because they are partly in shock and partly spending all of their mental ability on trying to deduce who is the murderer among them.

Why do you think everyone was so polite at breakfast despite the fact that four people had been murdered in the past three days?

Vera asks if they keep bees because the sixth death in poem deals with "six little soldier boys playing with a hive."

Why does Vera keep asking that is related to the "Ten Little Soldiers" poem?

the continued use of ellipses and short phrases emphasize the nervousness of the characters and reflect their thoughts are scattered and rather incoherent.

how does Christie's use of punctuation enhance the characters' state of madness

dr. armstrong and martson

only two characters traveling by car

What do the characters actually know about the island?

rumours

true

true/false:Dr. Armstrong (silently) recalls that he killed the elderly woman because he operated on her while drun

true

true/false:Dr. Armstrong revealed that Justice Wargrave has a reputation of "making up the minds of the jury for them.

true

true/false:General MacArthur says he will be relieved by death.

false

true/false:Lombard and Armstrong find the killer's hideout

false

true/false:Miss Brent fired her maid because she got married while in her service. The maid's new husband then murdered the maid because they lost their only source of income. *

Cyril's cousin and a man Vera was in love with

who is hugo

The men decide to enlist Blore's help to search the island, find U.N. Owen, and deal with him.

What do Armstrong and Lombard decide to do at the end of the chapter?

search the island for murder

What do Lombard and Armstrong decide to do at the end of the chapter?

They discover the drowned body of Armstrong wedged between two rocks.

What do Lombard and Vera discover at the end of the chapter 15?

Lombard and Marston.

2.Which characters admit to the deaths they are accused of in the gramophone recording?

A rope with a noose all ready is hanging from the ceiling in Vera's room.

5.What is different about Vera's room?

in his bedroom

Ch. 5 Where do they put Marston's body

Macarthur has isolated himself and is waiting for "the end." He is reflecting upon the fact that knowing the end is near is a relief because he will no longer have to live with the guilt of murdering Richmond. The others think he is going crazy and Armstrong is suspicious of him.

Describe General Macarthur's behavior in chapter 8

Why do you think the record is titled this? A "swan song" is a person's final public appearance or performance before retirement. The record is titled this because the guests appearance on Soldier Island is probably the final activity they will do before they retire (are killed).

The gramophone record is titled "Swan Song." What is a "swan song"?

poem

What did Vera find in her room that reminded her of her childhood

The house was very modern with a magnificent view.

.Describe the house on Soldier Island?

The ten soldier figurines represent the ten people on Soldier Island.

.What do the ten soldier figurines on the dining room table represent?

Lombard brought a pistol with him to the island because he likes to be prepared and able to protect himself.

.What surprising item has Lombard brought with him to the island? Why did he bring this item?

The two men realize the deaths aren't accidental , but are murders that are related to the poem. They also make the connection that each time a death occurs, a figure disappears. They think the murderer is hiding somewhere on the island.

Armstrong and Lombard feel the deaths on the island are connected. What conclusion do the men come to as to how / why the deaths occurred?

foreshadowing

Ch. 1 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. . . ." What is this an example of? *

Wargrave is compared to a wary old tortoise; Blore is compared to a slow padding animal with blood shot eyes, most likely a bloodhound; Lombard is described as graceful and wolf-like with long white teeth; Claythorne is compared to a still, nervous, terrified, and dazed bird; Armstrong is not compared to an animal (interesting he is the only one left out) but is said to be a jumble of nerves.

Christie states the characters "looked less like human beings. They were reverted to more bestial types." What type of beast is characteristic is attributed to each character?

witholding her medication

Dr. Armstrong suspects Mr. And Mrs. Rogers killed the woman they cared for by _______

The poem is about ten little soldiers and there are ten people on Soldier Island.

How are Soldier Island and the poem in Vera Claythorne's bedroom connected?

They put all medicines and Armstrong's drugs inside of a locked chest in the pantry. Wargrave then gives Blore and Lombard the keys to unlock the chest because they are the most physically strong.

How do the character's decide to protect themselves while on the island? /which two characters have the keys and why

Vera hangs herself

How does Vera die?

Vera asks Lombard to help her move Armstrong's body out of reach of the sea. While they moved the body, Vera took Lombard's gun from his pocket.

How does Vera trick Lombard?

Lombard is explaining that the persons brought to the island are all responsible for murders that while they are responsible for them, they cannot be held accountable in a court of law for them. Soldier Island is where they have been brought to face justice for their crimes.

Lombard tells Armstrong,"I mean—it explains Soldier Island. There are crimes that cannot be brought home to their perpetrators." What is Lombard stating about the island?

The AC is suggesting that the guests are all guilty of murder because he states, U.N. Owen dealt with cases the law couldn't touch, meaning the murders were committed in such a way as to make it near impossible for the courts to try them and prove them guilty. This also suggests the murderer was looking to exact justice for those that were beyond the reaches of the law.

Support the following claim: "The AC felt that the guests of Soldier Island were guilty of various murders.

The process resembles a courtroom trial.

The process Justice Wargrave goes through to determine who Mr. Owen could be resembles what in chapter 9

The story of David putting Uriah at the forefront of a battle (a place where he will most certainly die) reminded Macarthur of how he put Richmond, his wife's lover, into a situation in the war that guaranteed his death. It made him uncomfortable because it reminded him of how he basically murdered Richmond.

What Biblical allusion made Macarthur uncomfortable? Why?

The men were unable to discover a hiding spot wither on the island or in the house, therefore they were left to assume the murderer has to be one of the eight people left on the island.

What conclusion did Blore, Lombard, and Armstrong come to after they searched the island?

Wargrave announced that one of the guests is Mr. Owen, and therefore the murderer.

What conclusion has Justice Wargrave come to that he announces to the guests of Soldier Island?

? Isaac Morris made all of the arrangements concerning Soldier Island for Mr. Owen. He was not considered a savory gentleman and was implicated in various fraudulent schemes, but nothing was ever proven because he was very careful. He was found dead, so no information could be garnered from him

What did Isaac Morris have to do with what happened on Soldier Island?

one of the ten figurines were missing

What did Mr. Rogers notice when he was cleaning up? *

Armstrong examines Marston's drink to make sure there was no poison in it. He discovered the was a type of cyanide in the drink. Most of the guests assume he put it in the drink himself to commit suicide, but Blore and Armstrong don't believe it was suicide

What do the guests conclude about Marston's death?

Mr. Rogers reveals that there two of the little china figurines from the dining room are missing. He noticed one was missing last night and a second was found missing in the morning. The figurines seem to disappear each time there is a death on the island.

What does Rogers notice is missing from the dining room?

There is a big black hook hanging from the middle of the ceiling. The seaweed had been hanging from the hook.

What does Vera discover in her room?

There were only seven figurines left.

What does Vera discover in the deserted dining room?

Vera means that the fear they felt the night before made them behave more like animals than people. The third to last verse of the poem refers to a death at a zoo by a bear.

What does Vera mean when she says, "Don't you see? We're the zoo..."?

The gramophone announcement states that each person in the house is guilty of a murder. Mr. Rogers explained that Mr. Owens had directed Mrs. Rogers to start a record in the drawer of the gramophone after Mr. Rogers went into the drawing room with coffee.

What does the gramophone recording state? Who plays the gramophone announcement?

General Macarthur says that they will never leave the island and that they have reached the end of everything.

What eerie warning does General Macarthur give to the guests?

He is dressed in a scarlet robe (bathroom curtain) and a judge's wig (skeins of grey wool). He has also been shot in the forehead and is dead.

What happened to Justice Wargrave and describe it?

He tried to attack Vera to get the gun from her and she shot him through the heart.

What happens as a result of Lombard trying to get the gun?

Emily Brent felt giddy and was unable to help Vera clean up the dishes, so she stayed in the dining room alone. Soon she felt drowsy heard the buzzing sound of a bee, and thought someone (Beatrice Taylor) was in the room with her. She noticed a bee buzzing around the room and then felt a prick on the side of her neck.

What happens to Emily Brent in the dining room?

Wargrave concurred with a guilty verdict on Edward Seton which the public found surprising; Claythorne said a young boy named Cyril drowned under her care as governess but she claims it was an accident and that he just swam out too far; MacArthur said Arthur Richmond died under his charge when he sent him on a reconnaissance mission during the war, but stated that he was just a casualty of war and that his wife never had an affair; Lombard admitted to killing the natives by leaving them to die to save himself; Marston admitted to running over John and Lucy Combes but stated it was an accident; Mr. and Mrs. Rogers cared for Mrs. Brady and when she was dying the telephone was out so the doctor couldn't arrive in time to save her (they inherited money); Blore sent Landor, a crook, to jail were he dies within a year (he received a promotion); Armstrong states out loud that he doesn't remember the lady he is accused of killing, but in his mind he remembers he was drunk when he operated; Emily Brent states she did nothing with which to feel guilty about.

What information do you find out about each character's connection to a past death in this chapter?

Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the London Metropolitan police department.

What is Scotland Yard?

A red herring is a misleading clue. Vera explains that Armstrong's death and the missing china doll were meant to mislead the others into thinking Armstrong is dead when in actuality he is still on the island.

What is a "red herring," and how does the term relate to breakfast discussion?

There was a ribbon of seaweed hanging from the ceiling. This is meant to remind Vera of the fact that Cyril drowned in the ocean.

What is in Vera's room? How is this related to her past?

The term god makes one assume that someone is immortal. The fact that he was young, strong, and god-like make Marston the last one you would expect to die, not the first.

What is ironic about the "young Norse God" being dead?

soldier island

What is the name of the island? *

The guests seem to know very little about who invited them. The guests either have never met their employer, or can't distinctly recall the person whose name was on the invitation to invite them. Suspicious.

What is unusual about the invitations the guests of Soldier Island have received?

Brent has lost two skeins of grey knitting wool. Rogers states the scarlet bathroom curtain is missing.

What items are discovered missing in chapter 10

Dr. Armstrong's hypodermic syringe is missing as is Lombard's revolver.

What items are discovered missing in chapter 12

he hypodermic syringe and a sixth broken soldier boy.

What items were found outside of the dining room window?

he novel is written form the third person omniscient point of view. This allows the reader to be inside of every character's head.

What point of view is the novel written from? Why would the author choose to narrate the novel this way?

He prevented any more tricks from happening by locking the tray of figurines in the pantry and keeping the pantry key in his pocket.

What steps has Mr. Rogers taken to ensure that there will be no "china-soldier tricks" that night?

There are three soldier boys left because the murderer hasn't had a chance to come in and remove them. Vera threw two of them out the window and kept the last one in her hand.

What surprising thing does Vera notice about the soldier figurines? and then what does Vera do about the figurines

unknown

What word does the various names of the person who invited all the "guests" sound lik

grampophone recording

Where was The Voice coming from

Emily brent

Which character won't acknowledge the accusation against them? *

Mr. Davis is proven dishonest because his name is actually Mr. Blore. He used a fake name because he was hired by the Owens to make sure no one stole Mrs. Owen's jewels. Blore didn't want anyone to recognize his real name in case they knew or had heard of Blore the detective.

Which guest is the most dishonest in this chapter?

Wargrave ONLY rules out the three dead people, Marston, Mrs. Rogers, and Macarthur.

Which guests does Wargrave rule out as suspects

mrs and mr rogers

Who are the caretakers of the island?

Anthony Marston died at the end of the chapter by choking on his drink.

Who dies at the end of the chapter 1?

Blore is the next to die. His head was smashed in by a marble bear, thus keeping with the poem and how a big bear crushed one.

Who dies in chapter 15 and how

General Macarthur is discovered dead by Dr. Armstrong. He died as a result of a strong blow to the back of the head

Who dies in this chapter? How?

Mr. Rogers dies as a result of an ax being buried in the back of his skull. Miss Brent is the logical suspect because she was the only one outside in the rain and unaccounted for when they all first gathered to search for Rogers, thus she could have killed him while she was out and everyone else was in the house. Her calm appearance also makes her seem insane.

Who dies in this chapter? How? Which character is the most suspicious?

armstrong

Who does Claythorne suspect is the murderer?

Vera believes it Is Dr. Armstrong because the first two deaths were by poison which the doctor could have easily had on him, and the third death occurred on the same man he went down to call to lunch - the man he went down by himself to call.

Who does Claythorne suspect is the murderer? Why?

ifferent characters received different invitations, but all but one of the invitations are signed with the initials of U.N. (Owen, Oliver, Culmington)

Who invites the characters to Soldier Island?

Beatrice Taylor is the young woman Emily Brent is accused of murdering. Taylor was Brent's unmarried housekeeper, but when Taylor turned up pregnant Brent kicked her out of the house. Feeling abandoned, Taylor threw herself in the river and killed herself.

Who was Beatrice Taylor? What happened to her?

The guests are waiting for the motorboat, but they have their doubts that it will actually come since it is over two hours late.

Why are the guests suspicious that the motorboat won't arrive?

Blore hears someone moving about in the darkened house even though everyone had locked themselves in their rooms for the night. He grabs a heavy lamp and goes out to investigate. He notices a figure going out the front door.

Why does Blore leave his room?

Vera misquotes the last lines of the nursery rhyme because she is delirious and has a guilty conscience.

Why does Vera misquote the nursery rhyme?

He was moving his clothes to a downstairs room so he wouldn't have to be in the same room as his dead wife.

Why is Mr. Rogers upstairs in the servants' room when the men are searching the house? *

In an old house you would expect an eerie atmosphere because it would probably be dark with creaking wood and shadows; but this modern house lacked all eerie aspects because there were no dark corners, it was flooded with electric light, and everything was new and shining. The irony of the modern new house being the scene of such horror unnerves everyone because death was the last thing they would expect to happen here.

Why is the house's lack of atmosphere so frightening?

There is no boat on the island and Fred Narracott will not be at the island until morning.

he judge suggests that all of the guests should leave the island immediately. What is the problem with this course of action?