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 * CHAPTER 6 & 7**

14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6? Mrs. Rogers died in her sleep, somebody killed her. but nobody knows exactly how. If you read ahead you find out that she dies, from an overdose of chloral hydrate. She does not die at her one hands she did not commit suicide, even though she was a weak, unstable person.

15. Why does Mr. Blore immediately suspect that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband, the butler? Explain Mr. Blore’s accusation, pointing out its strengths and shortcomings. Mr. Blore suspects that Mrs. Rogers was killed my Mr. Rogers because they committed the crime together. Mrs. Rogers felt really guilty, she was emotionally unstable, so Mr. Blore thinks that Mr. Rogers killed Mrs. Rogers so she wouldn't tell their secret. Their secret that they killed Miss Brady by neglecting to give her medication, because they wanted some inheritance from her.

16. In part 3 of chapter 7, Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong discuss the two deaths that have occurred thus far. Why do they conclude that both deaths must have been acts of murder? In chapter seven, Lombard, and Armstrong talk about the cause of the two deaths. They said that they could not believe that Marston's death was a suicide, but they thought it was believable that Mrs. Rogers would have. They said it was believable that Mr. Rogers killed Mrs. Rogers. However they decide that it is suspicious that the two deaths were one after the other, both unexplained. So they then state that they are unsure about their theory of Mrs. Rogers suicide. They also both notice that whenever someone dies, a figure disappears, they also both notice that the nursery rhyme is exactly like what is going on at the island. They start to make up other theories, and make inferences. They come up with the idea that they might not be alone on the island, they also decide that they should search the island, and that U.N Owen is very dangerous.

How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen? They decide that Mr. Owen is probably the murderer, and somewhere on the island, either hiding or posing as one of the invitees, they decide that it might be a good idea to look around the island since there are not very many hiding places, it would be three against one, and the others would want him gone too. They know that U.N Owen wants to kill them all, so I think they are planning to get him first. They also notice that the supply boat has not come, and think Owen is doing it purposefully, then conclude that nobody is coming to the island, and nobody is leaving until everybody is dead.

Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr. Blore in their search mission? Mr. Lombard, and Dr. Armstrong decide to agree to enlist Mr. Blore in their search, because he is "a good man in a pinch". They probably trust him, because of his previous policing job, and so called detective work. They believe Blore is a smart man, his accusation about Rogers is not true, but they think it is okay. They also trust him more because they don't see him as crazy, old, or murderous.

What and where do they plan to search? The two, and soon to be three men plan to search the whole island. They realize that the island is only bare rock basicly, the beach, and house, so they think that it would be easy to search around a little bit, and they want to make sure that Mr. Owens, a supposedly homicidal man isn't hiding somewhere.

**CHAPTER 8 & 9**

17. Reread the last sentence of chapter 8. Identify the possible as well as the inevitable implications of this last sentence – for the plot of this novel and the fate of its characters. "There was no one on the island but their eight selves."

This quote means that there is no one else on the island but them, which means that the murderer has to be one of the people on the island. Everyone has an equal chance of being the murderer, one of them is the murderer, but they don't know who it is.

18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story different from this point on?

Before the story was more happy, everyone thought it was some kind of vacation, when people die unexplained, and clues are found everyone starts to get uneasy. They are all confused, they don't know exactly who Mr. Owen is, why the people died, who the murderre is, if it was suicide, why the murders go along with the poem, and why the statues are disapeering. They only have established that someone is a murderer, they are all in panic, worrying. Some of them still have not "spilled the beans" so to speak about their crimes either, so for them it is more worrying.

19. After the murdered body of General Macarthur is discovered, the seven remaining characters participate in an informal yet serious court session to “establish the facts” of what has transpired since their arrival at Indian Island. Who is the leader of this parlor-room inquest? Does this appointment seem fitting? Why or why not?

The leader of the parlor-room inquest is Justice Wargrave, he asks for information, gives explanations, he makes guesses to who is guilty. I think this job is fitting for him since he was a judge before. I think the appointment is held at the right time, there are a lot of curiousitys. Two people just died, statues are disapearing, there is the mysterious Mr. Owen, new information is found (nobody else is on the island), the poem and the deaths are similar, etc. It is a mystery, they are all confused and want to hold a meeting to sort out facts.

How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and conclusions?

The other characters are suprised by Justices Wargraves accusations, their stunned. They become suspicious of each other. They each deny that it was them, and assume it is someone else. Everyone else, thinking it was other people think it is a viable exuse for the accused person to have done it, the others believe it and so on. Sometimes they agree sometimes disagree.

How do they react to one another’s accusations? When each character is accused of a crime, each of them is offended, shocked, and of course try to defend their innocence with points. Once one of them is questioned they all realize it is possible, and start badgering them, give evidence, and then it goes onto the next person. Justice Wargrave makes everyone not trust each other anymore, they start making random speculations, i believe Justice Wargrave did it to avert attention from himself, by being a "leader".

20. In your view, who seemed most likely to be guilty at this point in the narrative, and who seemed most likely to be innocent? I think that the most guilty person is Justice Wargrave, or Mr. Blore. The Justice was obviously trying to avert attention from him onto the others, he is trying to make them distrust each other. He is the most quiet, the least suspected, if I were the criminal obviously I would try to keep quiet, not bringing a gun or anything like that. He was the only one who didn't really tell where he was, he claimed to be on the terrace but could have left any time easily... Emily, and Vera were up the mountain that day, the three of the other men were all out, Rogers was attending to his duties, making lunch, etc. I think the Justice had the most time to do something like that. Hes also got a knowledge of the legal system, and criminals, he probably knows how to create the perfect crime, and leave it unsolved, without evidence. He also has a motive, if he went into the judging buisness he obviously likes justice to be served, all of the characters are guilty.. Another thing is that often the narrator describes him as looking malicous, and things like that like this one quote says "Mr Justice Wargrave stroking his lip and looking quite passionless, and inhuman." It also could have been Mr. Blore he also knows the law, so he would know a bit on how to avoid it. He went off to the house for some rope, he could have lied about it, he also lied about his name, suspicious. He is a mysterious one, suspicious. I think the least is Lombard, he was with Armstrong the whole time, and the author makes him look most suspicious, I believe that the whole gun thing is just a red herion, to throw the reader off track, in mystery storys you have to suspect the unexpected. That is my opinion. The author however mades Mr. Rogers look the most innocent, because his wife had just died, you feel sympathy he is poor, he is just the help of the house doing his job, you don't really notice him.

**CHAPTER 10 & 11**

21. In part 4 of chapter 10 we encounter Miss Emily Brent at work on her diary. She seems to be nodding off while sitting at the window and writing in her notebook. “The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers,” we read. “In shaking loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR... Her eyes closed. Suddenly, with a start, she awoke.”

What do you make of this passage? What does it mean? Why would Miss Brent jot down such a statement? Think about what you have learned about Miss Brent’s background, mentality, spiritual outlook, and idea of right and wrong when answering these questions.

I think that Miss Brent writes this because of how religious she is. She knows that Beatrice had already committed two "sins". so she probably thinks its possibly her spirit caused more. Emily Brent thinks that Beatrice is mad, so she is coming back to cause trouble for her. Emily might have thought Beatrice was possessed by the devil to get pregnant without a husband, so she could cause more trouble in Emily's mind. Thinking of Beatrice, she might be sub subconscious guilty, or scared of Beatrice. It all has to do with her beliefs, because she is a Christian.

22. As chapter 11 begins, what is different about the arrangement of the china figure Indians in the dining room? How many are now in the table’s centerpiece – and what does this number tell you?

In the beginning of chapter 11, there are only 6 figurines left, telling the reader someone has probably died, this is foreshadowing. Mr. Rogers is also missing, and there is the poem as well so the reader knows exactly what has happened to Rogers.

23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?

Mr. Rogers is killed by an axe that someone had stabbed him in the back of the head with. He was chopping up some wood, bending over, and then someone took an axe and killed him... In more detail he either bled to death, or had some kind of organ damaged.

24. At the end of this chapter, everyone is having a hearty breakfast, being “very polite” as they address one another, and “behaving normally” in all other ways. Does this make sense to you? Explain why or why not. What else is going on?

Everyone is being calm on the outside, but on the inside they are freaking out, they are trying to keep calm because they don't want to seem murderous. None of them want to be accused, all of them are nervous they will die. There is also the pressure of being on the island with the murderer. I would be quite nervous, all I would do is stay put terrified, they are not sure who the murderer is.

25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.

The characters are fearing for their lives, everyone suspects each other they know there is a killer, they know their going to die, but they don't know by who's hands it will be at. They are all scared, the poem and the figurines, the house, being trapped, it is traumatizing. They are all acting normal because they don't know how else to act, they don't want to be known as the murderer, they don't want t be killed, they are all concentrating, keeping their eyes open. They all know they are trapped that they will eventually all die.

**CHAPTER 12 & 13**

26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong immediately suspected of committing this crime?

Dr. Armstrong is immediately suspected of killing Emily Brent because he is a doctor. Emily Brent was killed with poison, somebody syringed it into her, it was thought to be cyanide. The doctor had a kit of medicine, nobody knew what was in it, also the syringe was from his own suitcase.

27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?

Out of the doctors possessions a syringe got missing, the same syringe that was used to kill Emily Brent. It is very "tell tale" everyone assumes/believes that the doctor committed the crime. Or the "bumblebee."

28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also disappears?

The item that goes missing in the possession of Lombard is his revolver. It is later used at the end of the chapter to shoot Justice Wargrave. It was supposedly stolen, but they don't know by whom it was.

29. Five people are still alive as chapter 13 begins. In the second paragraph, we read: “And all of them, suddenly, looked less like human beings. They were reverting to more bestial types.” Explain this behavior, and provide several example of it by referring to the text of the novel.

There are only five of them left, they are obviously all fearing for their lives, they know that there is a killer on the island. They are all losing their minds mentally unwinding from fear. They don't know who it is and they could die at any time, are trying to survive.

30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this horrific situation? Explain why or why not.

If i was in this situation, I would be freaked out that there would be killers on the island, not knowing who, i would drive myself crazy with speculations. I would be emotional about the poem, and the figures (scared). I would be panicing that i wouldn't be able to get off the island, feeling guilty about the murder i committed, and i would probably try to make up some sort of strategy to try and survive, maybe make an alliance.

31. Earlier in the narrative, both a ball of gray wool and a red shower curtain suddenly go missing. How and where do these items reappear?

After the gray wool, and shower curtain disapear, they reaaper on a dead man. They find the grey wool made into a judge wig on top of Wargraves head, and the red shower curtain around him, like a cloak.

32. At the end of chapter 13, Mr. Lombard exclaims, “How Edward Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!” Identify the implied, potential, and literal meanings of this “outburst [that] shocked and startled the others.”

The meaning of this quote is that Lombard is saying that what the voice said about Justice Wargrave was true. Lombard took Setons side, which means he is happy that the Wargrave died. He probably thinks its ironic that Wargrave has now died. Maybe Lombard himself thinks it is funny, he obviously did not like Wargrave.

CHAPTER 14- END

33. The narrative of And Then There Were None seems to become more detailed – and carefully descriptive and deliberately paced – as it draws to a close. In chapter 14, for instance, we encounter extended interior monologues involving Miss Claythorne and ex-Inspector Blore. Why do you suppose the author begins to focus on her characters in this way, and at this moment in the tale?

I think that the author was more descriptive about this chapter because there are not very many characters left in the story, since there are less the author can focus more anyway. Since it is near the end, more detail needs to be given, the readers need to see into the characters minds, what is going on in their minds. The author wanted to give more things to consider and look over, possibly red herrings.

What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two characters?

From the thoughts of the characters, the reader learns that the two characters are both innocent seeming, all the two want is to live, to get off the island. The island is getting to both of them.

How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the story?

The characters start to get bad impressions about each other, and dangerous ideas. Since there are less people each character starts to think about who the killer really is, and if they can somehow survive their wrath. The characters begin to suspect each other, they know that the end of the poem, and everyones lives is coming soon, so they all want to try to beat it.

34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he disappear?

Dr. Armstrong was supposedly heard to be leaving the night before the incident by Blore. The character thinks he snuck out to hide... Near the end of the book Vera and Philip find Armstrong in between two rocks, washed onto shore in between them. Nobody knows exactly how he died, but they guess that he drowned.

35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?

Mr. Blore is murdered by someone throwing a bear statue down at his head. Lombard and Claythorne think that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blores killer, because he went missing, and Lombard and Claythorne were together the whole time. They suspect/know it is a murder like the rest of the killings, so it has to be caused by someone, and the docter was the only other person "on the island", who could have killed him.

36. When you reached the point where Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard are the only two characters remaining, which one did you think was the murderer? Or did you suspect someone else? Use quotes from the novel to support your answer.

I didn't really think any of them was the murderer, Lombard could have killed Claythorne basicly any time before, with his revolver when Blore left if he was the killer. I wouldn't rule out Clara either...

37. Who kills Philip Lombard?

Vera Claythorne kills Philip Lombard. After they find Armstrong they know/think that one of them or think that one of them... They both think they can survive if one of them kills the other. Both of them think up plans to get rid of the other first but Vera uses Lombards view of Woman against him, for example he notices that she is attractive on the train, he probably was in disbelief that her, a woman could have done all of the crimes... He springs at her when he decides he does suspect her, and Vera shoots him with his own revolver.

38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera Claythorne?

Vera Claythorne is responsible for her own death. Vera is tired feeling guilty, tired, hungry, bewildered, hysterical, she starts to think that Hugo is waiting for her... She feels guilty, comes to her room to sleep and finds a noose she assumes it was left by Hugo, that it is what he wanted. Vera thinks about the poem, she suddenly remembers the last line. Vera kills herself the suggestion was powerful, she thought she had many reasons.