And Then There Were None

Chapters 1-3

1.  What is the destination of all the characters? (Chapter 1)

Indian Island

2.  How did Indian Island get its name? (11)

An American Indian Profile

3.  Who were the first people to arrive at the island? How did they arrive? (13)(17) Mr. Justice Wargrave- 1st taxi Emily Brent-taxi and boat, Vera Claythorne, Macarthur (came on the train to meet at the taxi), Lombard- 2nd taxi and then boat, and Mr. Marston – came in his own fancy car.

4.  Who is Fred Narracott? (18-19) What did Fred Narracott think of Mr. Owen’s guest? Fred Narracott is the man who drove the group of people to the Island. He was expecting classy, rich, and important people. Said they were a “Queer lot.”

5.  What did the butler tell the guests about Mr. Owen upon their arrival at the house? (20) He told them that Mr. Owen is delayed and won’t be able to get there until tomorrow.

6.  What happened to each of the Indian boys in the nursery rhyme? (22)

Some died and some disappeared, but they never came back.

7.  Who did Dr. Armstrong recognize as he made his way to the house? How are they connected? (24) Dr. Armstrong was a witness in one of the cases that Mr. Wargrave was judged in.

8.  What was the centerpiece at the dinner table? How was the centerpiece connected to the quests? (28-29) There were ten Indian figures and there were ten people at the island. Poem as well.

9.  How were the charges of each guest announced? What were the charges brought about for each guest? (30-31) They were announced over a gramophone and they were all charged for murder.

*Wargrave: Murder Edward Seton

*Rogers: Death Jennifer Brady

*MacArthur: Killed Arthur Richmond-wife’s lover

*Marston: Murder John and Lucy Combes

*Armstrong: Death Louisa Mary Clees

*Brent- death Beatrice Taylor

*Blore- death of James Stephon Landor

*Lombard: death of 21 natives east African tribe

*Vera- death of Cyril Hamilton

10.  Who fainted after hearing The Voice on the gramophone? (31-32)

Mrs. Rogers

11.  What was the title of the recording? (35)

Swan song

12.  Who took charge of the group? Why? (36)

Mr. Justice Wargrave because it became an impromptu court of law.

13.  Why had each member been asked to attend the island? (38-40)

Claythorne-secretarial engagement, Marston-a friend told him to meet him there, Armstrong- look after Mrs. Owen because she had nerves, Macarthur- old friends were supposed to meet up there, Lombard- someone gave him 100 guineas to come up there, Wargrave- visit Constance Culmington, Emily Brent- invited there to have a vacation for a nice, old-fashioned person, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers- hired to work and look after the guests, Mr. Rogers was the butler and she was the cook, Blore- to keep an eye on all of the guests, but he lied and said that he was watching Mrs. Owen’s jewels.

14.  What did Mr. Blore and Vera discover about U.N. Owen? (40-41) That it meant un-known.