The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Quizzes

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Quiz 1

1 Who is the narrator of the novel?
Hercule Poirot

There is an omniscient narrator

The narration shifts between many characters

Dr. Sheppard
2 Where does Dr. Sheppard's sister Caroline get most of her gossip from?
The servants and tradesmen

No one - she is not much of a gossip

She frequently goes out and prods strangers for gossip

Her upper-class friends
3 Whose dies first in the novel?
Mrs. Ferrars

Ursula Bourne

Roger Ackroyd

Dr. Sheppard
4 How does Mrs. Ferrars die?
She accidentally overdoses on heroin

She accidentally overdoses on Veronal

She is poisoned by someone else

She poisons herself
5 Why does Miss Russell really visit Dr. Sheppard the day after Mrs. Ferrars' death?
She wants to learn about Veronal and how it could be used to kill someone

She wants to learn more about different kinds of deadly poisons

She wants to learn more about cocaine and whether someone with a cocaine habit can ever be cured of it

She hopes that Dr. Sheppard will tell her how Mrs. Ferrars died
6 How is Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd related to Roger Ackroyd?
She is his mother

She is is his sister

She is his divorced wife

She is his sister-in-law
7 How is Ralph Patton related to Roger Ackroyd?
Ralph is Roger Ackroyd's son-in-law

Ralph is Roger Ackroyd's stepson

Ralph is Roger Ackroyd's son

None of the above
8 Who was Ralph Patton really talking to in the woods?
Flora Ackroyd

Mrs. Ferrars

Ursula Bourne

It is never revealed
9 What does Dr. Sheppard initially believe his neighbor's profession to be?
Performer

Hairdresser

Police Officer

Detective
10 Who is "Porrot"?
The mysterious man who visits the summer house the night of Roger Ackroyd's death

The detective who first comes to investigate Roger Ackroyd's death

The name Dr. Sheppard mistakenly assigns to his neighbor before he learns his name is actually "Hercule Poirot"

Dr. Sheppard's first name
11 Why did Hercule Poirot originally come to King's Abbot?
To be head detective of the town

To retire

To investigate Roger Ackroyd's murder

Because Roger Ackroyd begged him to
12 Ultimately, who is the mysterious stranger who Dr. Sheppard meets approaching Fernly Park on the night of the murder?
Charles Kent, Flora Ackroyd's secret lover

Ralph Paton in disguise

Charles Kent, Miss Russell's estranged son

None of the above
13 What does Roger Ackroyd receive from Parker when he is talking to Dr. Sheppard that causes him such surprise?
A letter from his stepson Ralph Paton

A knife that is later used to kill him

A letter from Charles Kent

A letter from the dead Mrs. Ferrars
14 Why is Roger Ackroyd so upset at dinner?
He is concerned about Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd's spending habits

His stepson Ralph Paton refused to marry Flora Ackroyd

Mrs. Ferrars told him she was being blackmailed before her death

He believes someone wants to kill him
15 Who killed Ashley Ferrars, Mrs. Ferrars' late husband?
Ralph Paton

Roger Ackroyd

Mrs. Ferrars

Dr. Sheppard
16 What did Flora Ackroyd initially pretend that she said goodnight to her uncle at 9:45?
She didn't want her mother to know that she'd snuck out to meet Charles Kent

Parker caught her outside of Ackroyd's office, and she didn't want him to suspect that she'd just been in Ackroyd's bedroom to steal money

Parker caught her outside of Ackroyd's office, and she didn't want him to suspect that she'd actually been having a fight with her uncle about money

She didn't want the police to know that she'd snuck out to meet Ralph Paton
17 Who moved the chair in Roger Ackroyd's office after his murder?
Geoffrey Raymond

Dr. Sheppard

Parker

Major Blunt
18 Who was Roger Ackroyd talking to when Raymond overheard him in his office at 9:30?
Ralph Paton

Major Blunt

Geoffrey Raymond

None of the above
19 Why does Flora Ackroyd want to enlist Poirot's help in solving her uncle's murder?
She is worried that the inspectors are going to accuse her and wants Poirot to find the real truth

She is worried that the inspectors are going to find out she stole the money and wants Poirot to distract them

She is worried that the inspectors are going to accuse her mother and wants Poirot to find the real truth

She is worried that the inspectors are going to accuse Ralph and wants Poirot to find the real truth
20 How does Flora Ackroyd know that Dr. Sheppard attempted to visit Ralph the night of the murder?
She had Poirot follow him

She followed him

Ralph told her

When she went to the inn the next morning, the servants there told her
21 Poirot says to Dr. Sheppard that "cases of this kind" all have what in common?
They are always easy to solve

Everyone involved in them has something to hide

The case is always much more confusing that you first think

The guilty person is always who you least suspect
22 Poirot says that the grandfather chair being moved in Ackroyd's study is "completely unimportant. That's why...." what?
"we won't be examining it further"

"we'll let the police distract themselves investigating it"

"it's so interesting"

"it's the answer to the entire mystery"
23 What nationality is Hercule Poirot?
Dutch

French

British

Belgian
24 What clues does Poirot find on the floor of the summerhouse?
A goose quill and a piece of cambric

The dictaphone

The dagger that was used to kill Roger Ackroyd

A wedding ring with the inscription "From R"
25 The inspectors immediately find footprints outside of Ackroyd's study window. Who do these initially point to as the murderer?
Dr. Sheppard, who has two pairs of shoes that match the footprints

Ursula Bourne, who frequently walks around outside Fernly Park

Major Blunt, who frequently walks around outside Fernly Park

Ralph Paton, who has two pairs of shoes that match the footprints

Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Most of Christie’s novels focus on upper-class characters but feature members of the serving class in supporting roles. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is no exception, and indeed, the power of the divisions between members of the two classes is...

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Answered by Aslan on 12/23/2022 5:28 AM