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

Dr. Sheppard

The narration shifts between many characters
2 Where does Dr. Sheppard's sister Caroline get most of her gossip from?
She frequently goes out and prods strangers for gossip

The servants and tradesmen

Her upper-class friends

No one - she is not much of a gossip
3 Whose dies first in the novel?
Dr. Sheppard

Roger Ackroyd

Ursula Bourne

Mrs. Ferrars
4 How does Mrs. Ferrars die?
She poisons herself

She accidentally overdoses on heroin

She accidentally overdoses on Veronal

She is poisoned by someone else
5 Why does Miss Russell really visit Dr. Sheppard the day after Mrs. Ferrars' death?
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

She wants to learn about Veronal and how it could be used to kill someone
6 How is Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd related to Roger Ackroyd?
She is his sister-in-law

She is his divorced wife

She is his mother

She is is his sister
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?
It is never revealed

Mrs. Ferrars

Ursula Bourne

Flora Ackroyd
9 What does Dr. Sheppard initially believe his neighbor's profession to be?
Detective

Hairdresser

Performer

Police Officer
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

Dr. Sheppard's first name

The name Dr. Sheppard mistakenly assigns to his neighbor before he learns his name is actually "Hercule Poirot"
11 Why did Hercule Poirot originally come to King's Abbot?
Because Roger Ackroyd begged him to

To investigate Roger Ackroyd's murder

To be head detective of the town

To retire
12 Ultimately, who is the mysterious stranger who Dr. Sheppard meets approaching Fernly Park on the night of the murder?
Charles Kent, Miss Russell's estranged son

Charles Kent, Flora Ackroyd's secret lover

Ralph Paton in disguise

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 knife that is later used to kill him

A letter from Charles Kent

A letter from his stepson Ralph Paton

A letter from the dead Mrs. Ferrars
14 Why is Roger Ackroyd so upset at dinner?
He believes someone wants to kill him

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

His stepson Ralph Paton refused to marry Flora Ackroyd

He is concerned about Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd's spending habits
15 Who killed Ashley Ferrars, Mrs. Ferrars' late husband?
Dr. Sheppard

Roger Ackroyd

Ralph Paton

Mrs. Ferrars
16 What did Flora Ackroyd initially pretend that she said goodnight to her uncle at 9:45?
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 her mother to know that she'd snuck out to meet Charles Kent

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?
Dr. Sheppard

Major Blunt

Parker

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

Geoffrey Raymond

Ralph Paton

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 Ralph and wants Poirot to find the real truth

She is worried that the inspectors are going to accuse her mother 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?
The guilty person is always who you least suspect

The case is always much more confusing that you first think

Everyone involved in them has something to hide

They are always easy to solve
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 the answer to the entire mystery"

"it's so interesting"
23 What nationality is Hercule Poirot?
Dutch

Belgian

British

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

A wedding ring with the inscription "From R"

The dictaphone

The dagger that was used to kill Roger Ackroyd
25 The inspectors immediately find footprints outside of Ackroyd's study window. Who do these initially point to as the murderer?
Ralph Paton, who has two pairs of shoes that match the footprints

Ursula Bourne, who frequently walks around outside Fernly Park

Dr. Sheppard, who has two pairs of shoes that match the footprints

Major Blunt, who frequently walks around outside Fernly Park

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