And Then There Were None

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Owen (Chapter 1)

2. Soldier Island (Chapter 1)

3. “Ten Little Soldier Boys” (Chapter 2)

4. Glass soldiers (Chapter 3)

5. Murder (Chapter 3)

6. Swan Song (Chapter 3)

7. Private investigator (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. Each of the characters has something in their past that they either feel guilty about or have gotten away with. All the characters seem to want to escape something they have done. None of the characters have met the Owens. (Various Chapters)

2. Dr. Armstrong remembers that Justice Wargrave is quick to convict for crimes. (Chapter 2)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Poison (Chapter 5)

2. One of the soldier figurines (Chapter 5)

3. Mrs. Rogers (Chapter 6)

4. The motorboat (Chapter 6)

5. Eight (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Anthony is described as young, vivacious, god-like, and indestructible. He is the first to die and his death creates a foreboding in the characters as they realize none of the guests are safe. (Various Chapters)

2. Arthur had cheated on his wife. (Chapter 5)

3. Dr. Armstrong plays an important role as a diagnostician, assessing the bodies and verifying the cause of death for the victims. (Various Chapters)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Search for him (Chapter 7)

2. A revolver (Chapter 8)

3. On the shore (Chapter 8)

4. 100 guineas (Chapter 9)

5. General McArthur (Chapter 9)

6. The scarlet oilsilk bathroom curtain (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. She claimed the woman she was friends with, Beatrice Taylor, had loose morals and became pregnant so she kicked her out of her home. Beatrice later committed suicide and Emily claimed she deserved it. (Chapter 7)

2. Mr. Lombard says that the first two victims died in the same way the 9^th and 10^th soldiers died in the nursery rhyme. (Chapter 7)

3. He is described as elderly and inactive. (Chapter 7)

4. He believes the murderer is likely one of the people who has been invited to the island. (Chapter 9)

Chapters 11-13

Reading Check

1. He is hit in the head with an axe. (Chapter 11)

2. Bees (Chapter 11)

3. Emily Brent (Chapter 11)

4. A cyanide injection (Chapter 11)

5. His gun (Chapter 12)

6. He is shot in the head. (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. Emily Brent believes that morality cures all ails. She does not think she has a reason to be afraid because, in her mind, her righteous behavior prevents her from being held accountable to anyone for her actions. She believes, on the surface, that she will not die because she has done nothing wrong. (Chapter 11)

2. Justice Wargrave proposes the group relinquish anything in the house that can be used as a weapon and lock it away where it cannot be accessed. (Chapter 12)

Chapters 14-Manuscript

Reading Check

1. The revolver (Chapter 14)

2. Hugo (Chapter 14)

3. Dr. Armstrong (Chapter 14)

4. A red herring (Chapter 15)

5. On the shore (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. Vera tells Lombard they should move Dr. Armstrong’s body up on the shore and picks Lombard’s pocket using the diversion of moving the body. (Chapter 16)

2. Vera believes that Hugo wanted her to hang herself after she killed his nephew. (Chapter 16)

3. Maine suspects Mr. Owen was motivated by a warped sense of justice to dole out punishment for crimes the law could not touch. (Epilogue)

4. Justice Wargrave had assistance in faking his death from Dr. Armstrong, who helped Wargrave believing Wargrave would work incognito to find the killer. After faking his death, Justice Wargrave killed Dr. Armstrong, ridding himself of the only person who knew he was still alive. (Manuscript)