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CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3

1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages? U.N. Owen is unknown (U.N.)! He owns the island and is the hostess. U.N. Owen invited all of the ten characters to the island for a vacation which they all accepted willing without realizing that none of the guest will have ever met or talked to a U.N. Owen, but they all believed the different stories he told them to convince them to come.

2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with ** __as much detail as possible.__ ** And Then There Were None takes place during the 1930's in England. It begins with the some of the characters traveling to get to the prestigious island of the coast of Devon. Once they arrive at the island everyone starts to feel uneasy realizing that they may never leave this island or were invited to the island by a mad man.

3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)? Indian Island is so important to the narrative because It is where the story mainly takes place. It gives the story some mystery because it is an isolated island that is not reachable for anyone unless those who are on it or people we boats.

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 the blood of countless prisoners on his 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...  •Philip Lombard-A soldier-of-fortune, his past didnt bear close examination, either. He was the only one who thought it necessary to carry a gun on 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, "  •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, bearlike ex-C.I.D. man tried to pass himself off as an African colonial, but when the game was up he amused himself by suspecting everyone else's motives. •Mr.Rogers and Mrs.Rogers- The stammering butler and white, bloodless cook for the strange gathering on Indian Island had been the perfect servants, as the others learned when circumstances forced them to fend for themselves.

•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.

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?) Vera Claythorne because something about her to me doesnt seem quite right, i have a feeling no one will have to kill her for her.

Threatening? - Justice Wargrave seemed threatening to me because he was the only one who hadn't been accused of actual murder, and something about how he was a "Hanging Judge" didnt seem right. - Philip Lombard because he was the only one to bring a gun to the island.

Harmless? -Anthony Marston because he was so young and would probably never consider killing anyone for he mostly seemed to caught up in drinks and living life himself. -Emily Brent: because she is so proper she would never dare to get her hands dirty doing such a thing.

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 Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom is a nursery rhyme. A nursery rhyme about ten little indians and one by one the die and each line is about their death " Ten little indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine." it is quite ironic because throughout the story little indian figures on a display disappear or smash as each one of the characters die and the characters seem to meet death almost exactly the same way as the indian boys in the poem did maybe even in the exact same order.

7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel? Since they are on Indian Island, with ten main characters and the poem is about 10 little indian's dying. The imagery may be that all ten characters may die on the island in the exact order that the 10 little indian's did in the poem.

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

Their are ten people on the mysterious "Indian" island, there are ten little Indians in the poem along with ten little Indian china figures. Every time one of the character dies a china figure goes missing from the stand, they usually die along the lines of tyhe just like in the poem " and then there were none."

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.)

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
 * Edward George Armstrong: what he did on March 14th, 1925, resulted in the death of Louisa Mary Clees.
 * Emily Caroline Brent: responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor on November 5th, 1931.
 * William Henry Blore: Brought about the death of James Stephen Landor on October 10th, 1928.
 * Vera Elizabeth Claythorne: killed Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton on August 11th, 1935.
 * Philip Lombard: guilty of the death of 21 men in February of 1932.
 * John Gordan Macarthur: deliberately sent his wife's lover, Arthur Richmond, to his death on January 14th, 1917.
 * Anthony Marston: guilty of the murder of John and Lucy Combes on November 14th.
 * Thomas and Ethel Rogers: brought about the death of Jennifer Brady on May 6th, 1929.
 * Lawrence John Wargrave: guilty of the murder of Edward Seton on June 10th, 1930.

CHAPTERS 4 & 5

11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4? - At the end of chapter 4 Anthony Marston dies from chocking on his whisky and soda as he takes a big drink in cheers " The legal life's narrowing! Im all for crime! Here's to it."

12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.

" The legal life's narrowing! I'm all for crime! Here's to it."- Anthony Marston's last words are very ironic because he is drinking to staying on the island and solving this big mystery their all involved in yet he chokes on that last drink.

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.

General Macarthur doesn't want to leave the island because he did not want to go back to his little house and back to all the troubles and worries. The island is the peaceful place. In the story, the general thinks to himself "Best of an island is when you get there you can't go any further...you've come to the end of things."General MaCarthur seems okay with staying on the island because it gives him a sense of securtiy

What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind – what it is, and what it might be. - I think the General feels guilty for killing Arthur Richmond, He might also feel guilty for sacrificing some of his best men, something that could probably of been avoided. The General seems to have a mind state that death on this island would seem fitting for him considering he would be there in a few years any ways. He might be thinking about persauving the other guest's to stay on the Island longer.

CHAPTER 6 & 7

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

- Mrs.Rogers meet's her demise by not awakening from her slumber after she faints in chapter 6. Mrs. Rogers is startled when a loud voice reigns threw the house making accusations about everyone in the house involving them in being apart of a murder or physically murdering someone themselves, Mrs. Rogers faints as she hears what her and her husband the butler (Mr. Rogers) have been accused for "

" let it be true or not she was the second victim of Mr. Owen's to die in that house.

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 immediately suspects that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband, the butler ( Mr.Rogers) because Blore believes that Thomas was worried about his wife blowing the secret and turning them into the other guests. Thomas would have valid reason's to be worried about this because Mrs. Rogers was very pale and ghost like and always seemed to be scared of her own shadow and once that gramophone was played she fainted, Blores theory was that Thomas was worried that once she had woken up and recovered from fainting she would tell the other guest's it was true so Thomas had to put a stop to that by permanently sealing her lips forever to save himself. -Blores accusation was very well thought and could of very easily been true, seeing that; that would be a smart thing to do. The problem with this accusation is that Mr.Rogers would probably not of had brought anything onto this Island that would do as much harm to anyone as to kill them also Rogers didnt seem like the type to kill a loved one, but everyone on this Island will have their own secrets. I felt Blores accusation seemed very logical but we'll see how this murder on folds as the novel continues.

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?

- Dr. Armstrong and Mr. Lombard conclude that both deaths must have been acts of murder instead of suicide because it is not likely that two of the guests would of commited suicide within 12 hours of eachother in the exact same way the poem stated along with all the china figures going missing as well, it just doesnt add up. 8 china figures, 8 indian boys and 8 guests left on the island its only a matter of time before everyone starts to piece together the physco mystery that their all caught up in.

How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?

- If Mr.Owen had arrived at the house the same time they had or if they new who the mysterious U.N. Owen was then there would be no need to try to figure out and solve this mystery because it would already be solved for them, Mr. Owen plans on staying hidden until he has fulfilled his plan and their are no "indians" left.

Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr.Blore in their search mission?

- Dr.Armstrong and Mr. Lombard agree to enlist Mr.Blore in their search mission because he is a former police officer/ detective so it might be useful having him on board while they search and that it would be easier if they had to take down Mr.Owen if they had another man with them, this U.N. Owen is a complete lunatic master mind so they must be careful and make sure they use all the resources they can in finding and bringing him down.

What and where do they plan to search?

- Dr. Armstrong, Mr. Lombard and maybe Mr.Blore plan to search the entire island, it is just one big rock not very many places the U.N. Owen can hide of course.. Little did they know finding U.N. Owen will be a lot harder then they thought. The men plan to search the whole island including the shoreline and the house. They are looking for caves that Mr.Owen could hide in, and in the house they are looking for secret rooms or passageways not knowing that they will not find Mr.Owen hiding because Mr.Owen is amongst them.

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.

- " There was no one on the island but their eight selves." could implicate that one of them would be the murderer. Lombard, Blore and Dr. Armstrong searched the whole island up and down in all the krooks they could find yet they still could not uncover where this U.N. Owen would be hiding, near the end of the chapter and onto chapter nine they start to realize that U.N. Owen isn't just hiding somewhere on the island, he was more dangerous then that.. Mr. Owen was hiding amongst them pretending to be a house guest but killing them off one by one in the exact order of the poem and taking away the china figures.

18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story

different from this point on? -Everyone becomes extra cautious and suspicious of everyone else, the 7 guest's left in the house all become very paranoid as they try to unravel the mystery and find a way off the Island. The mood of the story rapidly changes to more cautious and a lot of paranoia as the people realize they are all getting picked off one by one having no clue as to who will be the next one of Mr. Owen's victim's who ever that U.N. Owen may be.

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 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. Mr. Justice Wargrave is the leader of this parlor-room inquest, this seems fitting to me because Justice Wargrave used to be a judge so he would know more of the appropriate questions to ask all the guests and may have a better understand of the overall picture near the end. Also Justice would hopefully have enough experience as a judge and of trying people that he would maybe have a better idea if people were lying by their facial expressions and body language that the other guest's may not pick up on.

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

conclusions?

-The other 6 characters react by not being very pleased to answer Mr. Justice Wargrave's questions. They feel like it's necessary so they go along with it generally agreeing with the conclusion of the old judge. I think that someone would of have to thought differently then Mr. Wargrave but maybe didn't want to go against everyone for they may suspect him/her as the infamous U.N.Owen.

How do they react to one another’s accusations?

- All of the guest's become very uneasy, tense as they show strong disagreement. Although all of the guest's are most likely guilty for previous assumptions having them all turn on each other and casting out new assumptions made them all angry for no one likes to be accused of such foolish and horrible things.

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?

- In my view, i see something wrong and off about Justice Wargrave. I see something wrong and off about him because he's not in the novel very much it seemed but then all of a sudden he takes charge and runs the show and controls the way everyone thinks about this U.N. Owen by asking all the questions and telling them how he feels about what's really going on, I think he could be dangerous.

- The guest who is most likely to be innocent in my opinion would be Emily Brent, she may seem wicked or cruel sometimes but I think that shortly she will be one to go.

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.

- From this passage I caught on to the fact that Emily Brent is realizing that this is Beatrice Taylor's fault. Emily is subconsciously realizing that if she hadn't forced Beatrice out when she had found out that she was pregnant then Beatrice would most likely of not committed suicide which wouldn't of led to Emily Brent getting invited to this Island and all caught up in this phys-co U.N. Owen's plan to kill them off. Ms. Emily Brent wrote in her journal that Beatrice Taylor is a murderer because the cycle of events that occurred after she kicked Beatrice out led to Emily Brent possibly getting killed on the secluded island known as Indian Island. Ms. Brent of course seems wicked mad, completely out of her mind crazy she's a nerving old women with such high morals one has to wonder what really goes on in that mind of hers, is she capable of being the master mind behind this whole operation maybe Beatrice Taylor drove her to this situation and subconsciously told her what to do and that was to be the mysterious U.N. Owen

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?

-As chapter 11 begins all of the guest's are waking up from their delightful slumber to find the house awfully quiet, they go through the house waking each other up noticing how Mr. Rogers hadn't came up to offer anyone tea or coffee or frankly no one had even seen him that morning they thought that they'd better look for the old Rogers so first they went into the dining room, in the dining room they noticed it was all set up and ready for them. Someone had suggested that he had been up early to set it up but then others followed up by saying he had done it last night, they all looked around but it was Vera who first noticed it she grabbed the judges arm and they all suppressed in horror to realize that there were no longer 7 china figures only 6 which had to mean that Rogers was dead.

23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?

- The poor elderly Mr. Rogers had been doing such a great job in keeping up with all the butler duties after his wife had been murdered that he had been up early that morning chopping wood for the fire, when the guest's had gone out to look for him they had found him on the ground with a big wound to the back of his head. Mr. Rogers had been murdered by getting hit in the back of the head by an axe " Seven little Indians chopping up sticks; one chopped himself in halves and then there were 6."

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?

- I think that everyone is trying to act as though nothing has happened or nothing is going on, trying to mask their fear they are all nice to each other and eat breakfast as though they were actually all invited to the island as a vacation like originally proposed. This makes perfect sense to me because if I was in this situation I would want to act as calm as possible in front of the others and try to make myself believe that I would not have a 99% chance of being murdered like the others and I would want to see how the others acted while in this horrific situation.

25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the

thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.

- Each character is starting to feel the pressures, tension and suspense of not knowing who the killer is and when they will die which is making them go hysterical on the inside. The Killer on the other hand is excited, amused, and is thinking about what to do next, every move is thrilling for him. The murderer also hopes that no one will figure him out or if anyone already knows its him and is just waiting for the right moment to strike.

CHAPTER 12 & 13

26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong

immediately suspected of committing this crime?

- Miss Brent is murdered by being injected by cyanide with a hypodermic syringe while sitting at the table while they ate breakfast " Six little indian boys playing with a hive; a bumble bee stung one and then there were five." Dr. Armstrong is immediately suspected of committing this crime because he was the only one on the island who brought a hypodermic syringe, I think everyone is wrong about immediately suspecting him because he was called to this island to help with medicine and such so he would of brought his basic tools as part of the job not to kill anyone.

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

- The telltale item in the doctor's possession that turns up missing would be his hypodermic syringe, it is found outside the window of the dinning room where the murderer ditched it along with the other china figure after he killed Miss Brent. It was not the doctor's fault for bringing it onto the island it was merely apart of his job.

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

disappears?

- Mr. Lombard finds out that his revolver is missing, this is very dangerous because that means who ever is in possession of it would be the murderer and would be very capable of shooting any of the remaining guests.

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.

- All the characters have decided there is no point in hiding the inevitable fear and so they each release their stress in their own ways. For example Vera sits "huddled in a chair," and looks like "a dazed bird."

30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this

horrific situation? Explain why or why not.


 * - **It is very similar I think to how I would behave in such a horrific situation because after feeling such emotions and seeing all the things they saw I would eventually snap and act just like all the characters. Vera Claythorne for example was "huddled in a chair," while she "looked dazed." I believe that I would act like that after feeling all that fear and just try to pass the time.

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 ball of gray wool & the red shower curtain reappared on Mr.Wargrave when he faced death. The murderer dressed him up like a judge using the grey wool for the wig and the red curtain 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.” -Edward Seton was the man that Mr. Wargrave had sentenced to death that rang out on the gramophone. Mr. Lombard believes that Edward Seton would be laughing right now because its ironic how the man who sentenced him to death was killed and dressed up as a judge. Mr.Lombard may be implying that Edward Seton should be alive right now if it wasnt for Judge Wargrave sentencing him to death when many others found him innocent therefore if he was alive he would physically laugh.

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?

- There are only a few characters still alive, to create a more thrilling/ mysterious ending the author focuses on Vera Claythorne because no one suspects her of being the infamous U.N. Owen and Mr. Blore because he has the strength and the ex- Inspector experience that a lot of people are pointing they're fingers towards him being the crazy mad man Mr. Owen.

What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two

characters?


 * - ** By being invited into the thoughts of Miss Claythorne and Mr.Blore we learn that Vera did help in the result of poor Cyril's death, lying women she now was. Also when invited into Blore's thought's we learned that he kept seeing a face but he couldn't quite remember the name but once that name came to him he is very frightened once he realize's its old Landor.

How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the

story? - Once let into their thoughts and having focused more on each character individually you start to realize that all of them have a killing instinct which means no one is innocent until they meet death, keeping you hooked on the novel till the very end to find out who could be the " mad man" behind this whole operation.

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

disappear?

- Throughout the night Blore hears someone walking about the house, planning on staying in his room until he hears the footsteps creep past his room he goes out to investigate. Blore quickly knocks on Lombard, Miss Claythorne and Dr. Armstrongs doors to see if they are all safe in their room except it appears to be that Dr. Armstrong's room has been locked from the outside and is empty. Mr. Blore and Mr. Lombard set out to search for Dr. Armstrong telling Vera to stay in her room and not let the crazy Dr in for they all assumed that he was the killer. After searching and searching the whole island Dr. Armstrong is no where to be found, but in the dining room there is one more china figure missing leaving only three little indians left: Vera Claythorne, Mr. Lombard and Mr. Blore who is the killer? After finding Dr. Armstrong washed up near the sea everyone becomes very suspicious of each other and tension rises.

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 killed by a huge marble block in the shape of a bear being smashed into his head from the balcony, the same bear shaped marble block that sat on Vera's mantle. Dr. Armstrong is immediately suspected for he has gone missing and the whole time Blore was gone Vera and Lombard had stayed together outside by the ocean in the wide open.

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 believe that it is neither Vera Claythorne or Philip Lombard, just because they both seem like they have a killing instinct and like they could do it but I know it was neither of them. Vera says "I feel as though I am being watched,**"** which is meant as foreshadowing I think so that hopefully we will understand that there might be another person hiding on the island.

37. Who kills Philip Lombard? Philip Lombard and Vera Claythorne are standing outside after Blore's death when they spot Dr. Armstrongs body amongst the shore. They both are terrified of what's going on, but Vera convinces him to help her lift Armstrong's body onto the shore more and while doing that she quickly grabs his revolver, Lombard turns at the tone of how she said "Quite." and starts to come at her once he sees that she has the revolver pointed at him but is to late and she pulls on the trigger automatically on his first step killing him with one shot to the heart.

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

- Ultimately Vera is responsible for her own death. All of the decisions that she has made years ago in her lifetime all led up to her coming to the island and winding up to her killing herself.

EPILOGUE

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

- The detectives in charge of solving these crimes would be Sir Thomas Legge and Detective Maine.

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. - The detectives were able to piece together some clues and figured out how each character was killed. They also figured out that the mad man murderer was one of the guest's attending this trip, although they did not however figure out that Mr. Justice Wargrave (The judge) was the killer.

40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed? - The murderer ended up being Mr. Justice Wargrave. Mr. Wargrave reveals himself by writing a letter of confession, in that letter he describes and explains how all the murders went about ( In what order ect.) and explaining how through his whole life he always had a killing instinct, the desire to kill always flashed through his mind, as a little boy he would kill garden insects and near by ants nothing big until he became a judge. Once a judge Mr. Wargrave explains that he always loved to see the look of fear or sadness overwhelm the "criminals" as he sent them to they're death but after a while that got boring for him, he had the need to commit murder with his to own hands not just send someone off to it but actually murder some one. The judge believes that this bottle will not be found because there is a one to one hundred chance but the bottle does get found.

41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen? - The mysterious Mr. Owen turned out to be Mr. Justice Wargrave. Mr. Wargrave was very logical and created a wonderfully thrilling mystery murder story to many detectives in that time, after sending so many to they're deaths he had wanted to commit a murder himself using his two bare hands. To do so he enlisted in Mr. Morris to help him cover up his tracks from renting the island and inviting all the guests, before arriving at the island Mr. Wargrave killed Mr. Morris to make sure he was absolutely safe and covered up. The judge's plan was to create a wonderfully thrilling unsolvable mystery murder for detectives to work on for years without every coming to any conclusion, he was very successful with this plan.

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

- I was satisfied by the novels conclusion because the story was thrilling and twisty one of the best mysteries I have ever read! with this novel you'll finally believe that you know who the killer is but the novel suddenly takes a different wild twist on each page leaving you stumped and very enthralled in the book. I was not surprised by the ending because it was obvious to me that it was one of the final four characters that had to of been Mr. Owen, it did though surprise me why Mr. Wargrave came about killing all the characters and why he did it. Yes killing the characters because they were out of the law's reach could be a logical reason but only if you were mad right out of your mind.

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. - Once I was finished reading the whole novel I felt the ending to the story was incredible. Page after page the author kept me interested and guessing as to who the killer was and who was going to be the next little Indian off the china display throughout the whole story. I thought that the killers confession was pure genius! I would never be able to think up something like that and would end up feeling so guilty or scared that id turn myself into the police, great thinking on Wargraves part. I realize now that through out the whole story the author did a lot of foreshadowing about the ending that may be hard to catch onto but makes the ending very fitting and appropriate. When the author lets you into Mr. Wargraves past you realize how big of a killing instinct he has and how deranged and mental he is which if prior to the first murder if we had known this then Mr. Wargrave would of been caught way earlier, the mystery that occurred on Indian Island is pure genius.

Define the term “red herring”.

- A " red herring" is a fake clue. Dr. Armstrong was tricked by Mr. Wargrave and was killed by being pushed off the edge of a cliff as he was looking down at something Wargrave had pointed out. " Four little Indians going out to sea; a red herring swallowed one and then there were three."

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? - One of the " red herrings" was when - These would be some of the " red herrings " and clues in the novel.
 * When Mr Wargrave is "shot" he is not actually dead, only to fool and trick the murderer. The plan was to see if they could reveal the murderer by doing this.
 * Edward Seton was actually guilty making Mr. Wargrave the only character to not be a real candidate.
 * Dr Armstrong's death came across as one of the lines from the poem, after all the death's you'd think they'd all read the poem over and over again to be careful about what situations they got into and to look for clues from the poem.
 * Mr. Wargraves shot on the head was like that of cain.

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