And Then There Were None Chapters 1-8 – Flashcards

Unlock all answers in this set

Unlock answers
question
Brent
answer
Last name of the elderly, religious, spinster
question
Blore
answer
Last name of the the detective hired to spy on the guests but tells the other guests that he is there to watch Mrs. Owen's jewels.
question
Claythorne
answer
Last name of the games mistress who cares for children during the school year, but was hired as a secretary for the summer
question
Lombard
answer
Last name of the mercenary/man-for-hire who was hired by Isaac Morris to be at the "disposal" of U.N. Owen
question
Marston
answer
Last name of the rich "playboy" who likes fast cars and was invited to the island for a party.
question
Mr. Rogers
answer
Name of the person who was hired as a butler/manservant
question
Mrs. Rogers
answer
Name of the person who was hired as a cook/housekeeper
question
Armstrong
answer
Last name of the person who was paid in advance to check Mrs. Owen's health
question
Brent
answer
Last name of the person who believed to be invited to the island by Mrs. Oliver for a free summer vacation
question
MacArthur
answer
Last name of the retired general who received a letter to attend a military reunion
question
Wargrave
answer
Last name of the retired judge with a stern reputation and who received a letter from Constance Culmington
question
Wargrave
answer
Last name of the person who killed Edward Seton; ES was accused of murder. JW sums up case in way that made ES seem guilty. Jury convicts ES. ES gets death penalty.
question
Claythorne
answer
Last name of the person who killed Cyril Hamilton; VC was nanny for CH. CH liked to swim out to rocks, not supposed to. One day VC distracted, CH swims too far. VC tries to save him, but too late.
question
Macarthur
answer
Last name of the person who lied Arthur Richmond; GM sends AR on a spying mission. AR is killed. GM denies that AR was wife's lover.
question
Lombard
answer
Last name of the person who killed 21 members of E. African tribe; PL gets lost in jungle. Leaves 21 African men to die by taking their food and supplies. PL and his European comrades survive. "Natives don't feel the same about dying as we Europeans."
question
Marston
answer
Last name of the person who killed John & Lucy Combes; TM driving fast, hits and kills J & LC with his car. "Beastly bad luck."
question
Mr. & Mrs. Rogers
answer
The couple who killed Jennifer Brady; Mr. & Mrs. R worked for JB. One night JB gets sick. Telephone is dead. MR goes for help. Too late. MMR inherit JB's money.
question
Blore
answer
Last name of the person who killed James Landor; MB is police officer. Gives evidence against JL. JL is convicted and later dies. MB is promoted..
question
Armstrong
answer
Last name of the person who killed Louisa Mary Clees; LMC comes to hospital to have surgery. DA was drunk. Operation would have been easy.
question
Brent
answer
Last name of the person who killed Beatrice Taylor; she does not tell anything
question
Ampoule
answer
sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection
question
angularities
answer
sharp corners; angular lines
question
asphyxiation
answer
death by choking
question
aversion
answer
strong feeling of dislike, opposition, or repugnance
question
clambered
answer
climbed with difficulty, especially on all fours
question
countenance
answer
look or expression of the face
question
desultory
answer
lacking in consistency or visible order; disconnected
question
indictment
answer
written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime
question
inquest
answer
an investigation into the cause of something
question
impromptu
answer
made or done without previous preparation
question
malevolently
answer
in an evil, harmful, or injurious manner
question
obliquely
answer
having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; in a inclined way
question
oblivion
answer
state of being completely forgotten or unknown
question
pious
answer
characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion.
question
Ruminating
answer
reflecting on over and over again; turning a matter mover in the mind
question
Stiletto
answer
a small dagger with a slender, tapering blade
question
Surreptitious
answer
taking pains to avoid being observed; cautious; stealthy
question
verisimilitude
answer
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
Get an explanation on any task
Get unstuck with the help of our AI assistant in seconds
New