ATTWN+Chapter+Questions

CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3

1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages? Hes the host of the house party. Who no one knows of. but apparently everyone has met this man or has had some type of contact to him either through a friend or they have met before.

2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with **__as much detail as possible.__**

It takes place at a small island called indian island, off the devon coast. the island is a rocky and smelly island. where a couple years ago a millionaire bought the island and built a house/mansion on it. now a couple called the Owen's own the island. For the mood of the story the people are confused why they're there in the first place and who is this owen guy is when no one really knows him. they dont know who anyone is and they have no way off the island after they get off.

3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?

because it is where the native story took place. the little indian kids all died in the story on indian island.

4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving their **__names and backgrounds__**. • Mr.Justice Wargrave- the reptilian old man, known in the press and the courts as a "hanging judge," had a blood of countless prisoners on this hands. How many of them were innocent? • Vera Claythorne- An ex-governess with a coroner's Inquest in her past, she had been completely absolved of all guilt, she explained-even the boys mother hadn't blamed her. • Captain Philip Lombard- A solider-of-fortune, his past didn't bear close examination either. He was the only one who thought it necessary to carry a gun to indian island. • Emily Brent- A sixty-five-year old spinster whose troubled dreams and rambling diary were the only indications of a disturbed-and perhaps dangerous-mind. • General Macarthur-His life, as far as he was concerned, had ended in the trenches in the Great War, "I'll never leave indian island alive." he said to anyone who would listen... • Dr. Armstrong-At first the physician was a convenient dispenser of sedatives and diagnostician of causes of death, but later the others remembered that he was the only one who had easy access to poison... • Anthony Marston-Like a young, bronzed god, he came careening into their lives as if he would live forever. His stunning strength proved pitifully inadequate against that of his unknown adversary. • Mr.Blore- The blunt hearlike ex-C.I.D man tried to pass himself off as an African colonial, but suspecting everyone else's motives. • Fred Narracott-The devonshire boatman, like charon ferrying the styx, motored the doomed group to indian island. he felt it a queer business indeed-they seemed such a dull, ill-as-sorted lot • Mr. and Mrs. Rogers- The stammering bulter and white, bloodless cook for the srange gethering on indian island had been the perfect servants,

5. Did any of these individuals – when you first encountered them in the introductory Cast of Characters, or in the following pages – strike you as especially sinister? (If so, which one and why?)

mrs.brent did for me because she had that feeling about her, she was kepted to herself and mader herself seem suspicous.

Threatening? Mr.Blore- he changed his name to mr.davas to go under cover.

Captain Philip Lombard, he was very suspisous about everyone that came.

Harmless? Mr and Mrs. Rogers Fred Narracott Dr.Armstrong Anthong Marston captain philip lumbard

6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it? The poem is a rusery rime about 10 little indian boys that die one by one. it is one of those crule rusery rimes that are introduced to children and it has a hidden message in them.

7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel? the poem tells you about the 10 little indian kids and how they all die, there are 10 people on island, they all killed or had something to do with someone dying. it tells you how they will or might die in the story

8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)?

At the first bit of the story there are 10 china figures and after each person dies there is one less figure each time.

9. How does this poem relate to the larger plot or structure of the novel? (You may need to come back to this question after reading the rest of the novel.) It structures the novel on how everything is happening. If there was no poem there would be no plot. the plot is how each person die and how the murderer has effect of the poem.

10. In chapter 3, the ten guests are gathered for their after-dinner coffee when suddenly an “inhuman, penetrating” voice begins to speak to them, one which has been prerecorded on a phonograph record. What **exactly** does “The Voice” accuse **each** guest of doing? Be specific. it accused each person on murdering or being the cause of murder to a person.

CHAPTERS 4 & 5

11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4? Anthony Marston

12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments. Anthony Davas dies by accident by commiting suiside. Anthony tells everyone that he wants to stay at the island and not go back and that he thinks the crimes were nessasary. he thinks its a game and wants to figure it out and he ends up the first to die.

13. In part 5 of chapter 5, we learn the following about General Macarthur: “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave this island.” Why do you think he knows this? Provide as many reasons as you can. He suddenly didn't want to leave the island because he thought it was a game and wanted to figure who brought them on the island.

What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind – what it is, and what it might be.

CHAPTER 6 & 7

14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?

his wife dies and people are blaming it all on him for killing her. some people think its him but then other dont because its his wife.

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. Because he Mrs. Rogers got all scared and worried that he thought Mr. Rogers killed her so that she wouldn't crack and slip something out.

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? they thought it was suiside but there has been two in one night, it couldn't be possible so then they started thinking of murder.

How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen? that its all just some type of plan, each person dies by the order of the poem and then one less china figure. that mr.owen is planing this, now since hes got them on the island they can't get off.

Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr. Blore in their search mission? they wanted to find something on mr.owen and see if there is anything going on on the island that they could figure out to see whos doing this on the island.

What and where do they plan to search? they have planed to search all over the island.

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.

the last sentence tells us that there is no Mr. Owen. they were are all alone on the island. it was all just a set up to get the people/criminals on the island and never get off.

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

The story is different now because they know now that one of them is doing all of this. there is no Mr. Owen and that Mr. Owen has to be one of them. There is no one else on the island and they all know that now. No one can trust anyone, anyone could be Mr. Owen.

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?

after the death they were trying to figure out who and who couldn't be Mr. Owen. the leader now is Dr.Armstrong and Mr. Wargrave. they are alos suspected of being Mr. Owen. It dose fit in for me because Mr.Owen isnt found and it would make the most sence if one of them was Mr. Owen. they tell everyone that one of them are U.N Owen

How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and conclusions? they are surprised and were not ready to think that one of them were mr.owen

How do they react to one another’s accusations? they cannot trust anyone therefore the murderer can get away with anything.

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? Emily Brent seem the most suspected to be Mr.Owen because she is a girl no one would know it was her because she is not suited to be a man. shes always away and no one ever knows where she might be. she is always trying to seem so inoccent when really she isnt.

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.

Miss brent is starting to go crazy/mad and finally admitting killing or being the cause of the girls death. the passage it telling you what she is going tho and what thoughts are going though her head.

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?

there were 6 china figures, which means one more person has died.

23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed? he was chopping wood and while he was doing that he got chopped in the back of the head by an axe

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 trying to be polite so that they don't be accused of being the murder. watching everyone very carifully

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

CHAPTER 12 & 13

26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong immediately suspected of committing this crime? she was stabbed in the neck by a syringe, Dr. Armstrong was suspected of being the killer because he was the only one who brought a syringe to the island.

27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing? syringe, to kill miss brent

28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also disappears? the revolver from his dresser drour.

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.


 * Mr. Warrgrave sat hunched up, his body motionless, his eyes keen and alert
 * Blore loooked coarser and culmsier in build. his alk was of slow, padding animal. his eyes were bloodshot. there was a look of mingled ferocity and stupidly about persures.
 * Philip lombard's senses seemed heightened,rather than dimished. his ears reacted tothe slightest sound. his step was lighter and quicker, his body waslithe and graceful. and he smiled often, his lips curling back from his long, white teeth
 * Vera Claythorne was very quiet. she sat most of the time huddled in a chair. her eyes stared ahead of her into space. she looked dazed.
 * Dr. Armstrong was pitiable condition of nerves. he twitched and his hands shook. he lighted cigarette after cigarette and stubble them out imediately.

30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this horrific situation? Explain why or why not. I would act the same way as how they are acting. I would try to have a clear head and not think about everything thats happening. But people are dying all around you and its most likely to go crazy.

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? the grey wool was found and used for justice warrgrave as a wig, and the red shower curtain was as a robe.

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.” he said that because of he the man that he got sentenced to death saw him dead and laugh because he got what he deserved.

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?

it starts focusing on miss claythorne because everything is coming to an ending. shes the only one who has trouble admitting to her murder and is the only one going crazy by it.

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

we learn that both of the characters are both wonder who could it be since armstrong is dead. They do not know who it could be since they both think that either of them couldnt be the murderer....

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

the imrpessions in chapter advance the stroy because it makes you think. how is it possible.

34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he disappear? Dr. Armstrong gets up in the middle of the night and they think that hes the murder or else why else would he get up in the middle of the night with a killer out there. he then dissapears and they dont find him, anywhere.

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 an marble stone bear out Dr. Armstrongs window. Miss Claythorne and Lombard both suspect its Dr.Armstrong is the murderer because hes still missing and hes the only one with the key to his room.

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.

when they find Dr. Armstrongs body washed up on the shore. they realize that there is no one else on the island and that it was impossible because everyone is dead. i thought the murderer was miss claythorne because she might the one who was the most frightened about this whole but she also the most suspiscous.

37. Who kills Philip Lombard? Miss Claythrone

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

we do not who since everyone is dead on the island. shes responsible for her own murder.

EPILOGUE

39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in charge of solving these crimes?

Are they able to come up with any answers? Evaluate their success, identifying the points on which they are correct and those on which they are incorrect in their reconstruction of the events on Indian Island.

they arent able to come up with an answer. everything lead to someone else being on the island. they were not successful. they were correct on how everyone died but in the end there seemed to be a murderer for every person on Indian Island.

40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed? Justice Wargrave. He decides to write a not in a bottle and throw it into the ocean so for who ever find it they will reveal how he did the unsolved murder.

41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen? Justice Wargrave. there was no really Mr.Owen just an made up name/person.

42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you surprised by it?

i was satisdied with the novels ending. in the end they were all dead by how they were supposed to die. i was very surprised by the ending and to find out who the murderer was. it was tricky tho but did make sence at the end.

43. Did you, as a reader and an armchair detective, find the ending fully credible and plausible? Did the murderer’s “confession” seem fitting and appropriate to you? Explain your answers.

the ending was just a big surprise and a twist to the story. i found it fully credible. the murders confession seemed fitting to the story because it let me know as a reader what happened and how he did it or else the novel wouldnt make any sence.

Define the term “red herring”. the red herring was justice wargrave.

44. And Then There Were None is generally seen as one of the best mystery novels ever published. What are the clues in this mystery? What are the red herrings?

clues were how dr.armstrong died and since he was the one telling if everyone was dead or not maybe he might of made a mistake with one.

Paragraph Differences:

There are many differnces and some simalarities in the book and the movie. They all got invited by U.N.Owen but some in different ways then they told it in the book. A major one is the names of some of the characters and how their personalites. Prince Nikita "Nikki" Starloff is Anthony Marston in the book. He is supposed to be a young good looking man full of life. In the movie he isn't that young of a man as they discribed him in the book but he is very full of life. He was still the first one to die in both the book and the movie. Philip Lombard wasn't really philip lombard. At the end of the movie he told Vera Claythorne that he took the name of Philip Lombard from a man who comminted suiside. He took the name to be undercover instead of Blore having a different name. Another difference big difference is the deaths of the characters for instence Emily Brent. She was supposed to be druged and then drowze off in the dinning room and then get stabbed with a suringe. In the movie she was found lying on her bed dead. The poem was a big difference. insted of Miss Claythorne finding the poem in everyones room she remembered it from when she was little. The ending was the main one. insed of everyone dieing and Miss Claythrone hanging herself in her room and then justcie wargeave killing himself in his bedroom it was that Miss Claythrone pretened to kill lombard and then ran into the house where justice wargrave was sitting there waiting for her and then killed himself by poisning himself. Miss claythrone didnt hang herself and Lombard ran up to the house and then the boat man came, Claythorne and Lombard jacked the boat and left. leaving the man there so that it looks like he was the killer. Both endings were good but since it was supposed to be a mystery stroy i thought the novel had a better ending and was a better story in general.