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CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3

- U.N. Owen is someone who was said to have bought 'Indian Island' and invited 12 random people from different places onto the island, for a 'visit'.
 * 1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s**
 * opening pages?**

- The story begins with all the characters each traveling to the Island, some by train and some by car. However, they are all heading to the same place, which is the primary setting of the story - an island called 'Indian Island'. 'Indian Island' is in the town of Sticklehaven, in East Devon on the borderline of Dorset, England. The land was described as being very lovely, with rolling hills and lots of greenery. The actual Island was a long way out from the mainland. The face of the Island was boldly silhouetted with rock and had a slight resemblance to an India's head, hence the name 'Indian Island'. It was said to have something sinister about it, and the view from the window there was said to be no land seen anywhere, just the vast ocean.
 * 2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of**
 * And Then There Were None with __as much detail as possible__.**

- The island is very far away from the mainland and off on it's own in the ocean, as well as described as having quite an eerie and sinister quality about it. The imagery and setting of the Island really adds to the element of mystery in the story and gives it more of a mysterious vibe.
 * 3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?**


 * 4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving**
 * their __names and backgrounds__.**
 * Mr Justice Wargrave: A retired judge, known as a "hanging judge" by the press and the courts.
 * Vera Claythorne: An ex-governess who is now a secretary. She had a part in the resulting death of a child named Cyril.
 * Captain Philip Lombard: A soldier who is an adventurer, but he is in it for the money.
 * Emily Brent: A spinster in her mid sixties, with a proved twisted and possibly dangerous mind.
 * General Macarthur: He had been a soldier in the Great War, who has a rumor about him from 30 years ago still being passed around.
 * Dr. Armstrong: A physician who seemingly had a drinking problem when he was young.
 * Anthony Marston: A young man in the best days of his life. He seems to like to drive cars fast and recklessly.
 * Mr. Blore: A man who for some unknown reason pretends to be a Coloniel from South Africa, but is not.
 * Fred Narraccott: The boat driver from the mainland who brings the 10 guests to the island from the mainland.
 * Mr. and Mrs. Rogers: A married couple, who are to be the butler and cook invited to the island. They haven't met the owners of the island. but are given instructions on what to do.

- Mr. Blore seemed to be a bit of a mysterious as well as dangerous character to the story, because of the fact that he took on a false identity of a Colonel from South Africa, while that doesn't relate to who he is in any way.
 * 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?)**

- Mr. Blore seemed to be a bit mysterious and dangerous to the story, because of the fact that he took on a false identity as a colonel from south africa, and that doesn't relate to who he is in any way.
 * Threatening?**

- Dr. Armstrong, because he is a skilled doctor who is invited and agrees to come to the island to help someone who is sick.
 * Harmless?**

- The poem she finds is called "Ten Little Indians", and is about ten Indian boys which in each line one of them dies a different way. It rhymes and could sound cute like it did to Vera Claythorne, but really is quite creepy and unsettling. It also seemed like it was forshadowing something which was to happen.
 * 6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the**
 * mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it?**

-Because it forshadows events which are to happen in the novel, and which are overall important to the story.
 * 7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in**
 * this novel?**

-Because the poem waas about ten little indian boys, and the china figures were each modeled after a little indian boy just like the ten 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)?**

-It predicts in order, what will happen to each of the guests invited to Indian Island.
 * 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.)**

1**0. 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. (each person & who and how they killed.)**
 * 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 - Anthony Marston.
 * 11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4?**

1**2. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.** - Marston's death is ironic, because of the fact that he died choking on the drink to which he held a toast to crime and his love of danger. As the other guests all agreed on Mr. Justice Wargrave's idea of leaving the Island to head to safety, Marston was the only person to disagree, intrigued with the idea of figuring out the mystery. This was what led him to his remarkably quick death.

- Because on the island, he felt as though he could escape from all his problems at home by being there. He rthought that leaving to go home would be worse than staying on the Island because there at least he had something to think about other than the troubles of his life and past.
 * 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.**

-I think the General is in denial about the murders and the danger of why all this is happening on the island, because he doesn't want to go back home where it is worse for him. It's worse because he feels trapped, lonely, and like he no longer has a purpose.
 * What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind – what it is, and what it might be.**

CHAPTER 6 & 7

- It is thought by the remaining guests that Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep, although she had some tea and was given some pills by Doctor Armstrong before bed, which could've been the cause. Nobody knows yet for certain.
 * 14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?**

- He thought Mr. Rogers had killed his wife apparentley because Mr. and Mrs. Rogers together had killed an old lady, and Mrs. Rogers was a threat to people discovering the truth about what they had done. It doesn't make sense because if they did it together, then she wouldn't have given up her own secret as well as his.
 * 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 the little Indian poem, the figures and the deaths seemed too strange to be just a coincidence. Another reason is because they knew Mr. Rogers wasn't lying about killing his wife, or anybody, because he seemed terrified of what had happened.
 * 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?**

- Because Mr. Owen had wanted the island to be isolated, other than the ten guests - at least until all of his guests had died.
 * How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?**

- They chose Blore because they figured he would be 'a good man in a pinch', meaning he could get a job well done, even under pressure.
 * Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr.**
 * Blore in their search mission?**

- The entire Island, because it is not very big and they think it will be easy to completely search across.
 * What and where do they plan to search**?

CHAPTER 8 & 9

- "There was no one on the island but their eight selves." Everyone becomes paranoid, because they finally realize that one of the remaining people on the Island is responsible for the murders.
 * 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.**

- They all become suspicious of each other. All of the characters become extremely paranoid, and the overall vibe of the story becomes even more suspenseful and mysterious than it was before.
 * 18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story**
 * different from this point on?**

- Mr. Justice Wargrave becomes the unofficial leader. He is quite well-fitted for the position, because he is a retired judge and therefore knows more about the importance of relovant and legitamate facts when dealing with the sort of situation they're in than any other character does. It may not have been the best idea, because Mr. Wargrave could be just as guilty as any of the other characters, despite what he knows about law and what his former career was.
 * 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?**

- None of the characters are pleased to answer Mr. Wargave's questions, but they feel it's necessary, so they do it anyway. All the characters show that they agree with the conclusion Mr. Wargrave has made anyway, so none of them really question him.
 * How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and**
 * conclusions?**

- All of the character's become tense and show their stress and disagreement, because none of them want to be accused of such awful things.
 * How do they react to one another’s accusations?**

- At this point in the novel, I believe Emily Brent is the most suspicious because of her insane tendencies, and Vera Claythorne the least because of her level-headedness, which Miss Brent does not appear to have, proving that Vera wouldn't have any real motive or reason to do such awful 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?**

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.”**

- Emily Brent is realizing within her subcontious mind, that if she hadn't been so heartless and forced Beatrice Taylor to her suicide she probably wouldn't have been on the Island in the first place. She wrote Beatrice Taylor is the murderer because the things she did to Beatrice, and what hapened afterwards is what led Emily Brent to being put on the Island, very possibly just awaiting her own murder.
 * 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.**

22. **As chapter 11 begins, what is different about the arrangement** Now there are only 6! It tells you someone else must have been killed, and because Mr Rogers is missing they assume it must him. - There are now only 6 figures remaining. This proves that another character must have been killed, and Mr. Rogers happens to be missing, so the remaining guests assume he is now dead.
 * 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?**

23. **How has Mr. Rogers been killed?** - He was hit over the head with a large axe.

24. **At the end of this chapter, everyone is having a hearty breakfast,** - It seems like everyone is trying to disguise their fear from each other by making an attempt to act as though nothing is happening. It makes sense, because it's logical for people to do that in a situation where they are nervous and afraid that they might lose their lives.
 * 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?**

25. **Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the** Each character is starting to feel the pressures and tension of not knowing who the killer is and not wanting to die. The Killer on the other hand is excited and amused and thinking about what to do next, while also hoping no one has found him out! - Each one of the characters is starting to feel the tension and pressure of not knowing who the killer is, as well as fearing their own death. The murderer (whoever they are), is excited and very amused with the whole situation, while thinking about what to do next without getting caught.
 * 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 is injected with Cyanide with a hypodermic syringe. Dr. Armstrong is the only one on the island who has a hypodermic syringe.

- The Hypodermic Syringe.
 * 27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?**


 * 28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also**
 * disappears?**
 * -** His revolver.

-All the characters at this point have decided there is no reason to hide their inevitable fear, so they each release their fear and stress in their own ways. For example Vera sits "huddled in a chair," and looks like "a dazed bird."
 * 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 examples of it by**
 * referring to the text of the novel.**

- I would behave in the same way in a situation like that, because being under such intense suspicion and stress I would be broken down and put in a different state of mind, and I wouldn't care about acting in a certain or normal way. I would probably deal with my fear the same way that Vera Claythorne did.
 * 30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this**
 * horrific situation? Explain why or why not.**

- They reappear on Mr. Wargrave after he is murdered. He was dressed to look like a judge with the gray wool as a wig, and red curtain to look like a robe.
 * 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?**

-Edward Seton was a man Mr Wargrave sentenced to death, although many people had believed he had been innocent. Lombard thinks he would be laughing right now because it's ironic that the man who sentenced him to his likely unfair death was killed and dressed as a judge. Lombard might have also been potentially implying that Edward Seton should be alive right now, if it hadn't been for Judge Wargrave, so he literally would be laughing**.**
 * 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.”**

CHAPTER 14- END

3**3. The narrative of And Then There Were None seems to become** -There are very few characters left, and to create a more mysterious ending she focuses on Vera because no one suspects her of being the killer. She brings out the fact that Vera also has a very high chance of being the killer, because she isn't so innocent after all with what happened long ago with Cyril. Although, when the author focused on Mr. Blore, it was for the opposite reason - because she wanted it to be more apparent to the reader that he could potentially be the killer.
 * 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?**

- We learn that Vera, in a way really did have quite a big part in the resulting of the boy's death. Blore tried to remember Landor, and when he finally remembers his face he becomes frightened.
 * What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two**
 * characters?**

- By focusing more intensely on each character, you begin to realize that all of them have an instinct to kill, which is the main reason why they are all on the island in the first place. This keeps you guessing and thinking about who really is the murderer in the story.
 * How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the**
 * story?**

He is found washed up by the sea. He disappears in the night and he is not found until the next day. He probably drowned. - He disappeared during the night, and the next day Vera and Mr. Lombard find his body washed up by the sea. There is the possibility that he drowned on his own, but since Mr. Lombard is proven to be the murderer it is strongly indicated that he is the one that caused him to drown in the first place.
 * 34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he**
 * disappear?**

- A very large piece of marble in the shape of a bear is dropped from a balcony on his head. Mr. Lombard and Miss Claythorne suspect only Dr. Armstrong as the killer, because he had gone missing before the incident and nobody could find him.
 * 35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and**
 * Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?**

- I did not think the murderer could be Vera, or Philip either. I was very surprised when I figured out the truth, because when Vera said "I feel as though I am being watched", it made me believe that there was someone else beyond the ten set characters who had been responsible for the murders on the island. -Vera Claythorne.
 * 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.**
 * 37. Who kills Philip Lombard?**

-She is responsible for her own death because of the fact that she hung herself, although untimately the reason she did it was because of the guilt she had built up over so many years from Cyril and Hugo. She also had just witnessed nine people die, one of which she herself had killed which led her to even more guilt, and sadness. She also in a twisted way felt a sort of obligation to fulfill the little Indian poem by hanging herself, and it was made possible because the noose was just placed right in her room when she walked in.
 * 38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera**
 * Claythorne?**


 * EPILOGUE**

- Sir Thomas Legge and Detective Maine.
 * 39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in**
 * charge of solving these crimes?**

-They figured out how each person was killed and the fact that it must have been one of the only 10 people on the island. However, they did not figure out that Mr. Wargrave was the killer all along.
 * 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.**

-Mr Justice Wargrave is the murderer. He is revealed the truth through a letter he wrote and put in a bottle, hoping it would be found many years in the future. The bottle is found, and the truth came out.
 * 40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed?**

- Mr. Justice Wargrave.
 * 41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen?**

-I was satisfied by the ending, because the mystery of the story lasted right to the very last page, and kept me guessing the whole time. Sometimes in certain mystery stories you can right away tell who the killer will be quite easily, but i had no idea for this story. I thought it must have been Philip Lombard, but I had a slight suspicion that it wasn't him, because there was never any direct statement or conclusion saying he had been the murderer. However, I was surprised it had been Mr. Wargrave all along.
 * 42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you**
 * surprised by it?**

-After reading the entire story, I feel that the ending was just perfect. The author kept me guessing as to who the killer was throughout the whole time I was reading, page after page. What Mr. Wargrave did seemed fitting also, because now that I look back at the story, I've noticed that the author left little clues in some chapters and after certain events, hinting at who did it and how. It is also very believable that Mr. Wargrave was the killer, because his personality and background is very much suited to be the killing 'type'. I think the entire story was extremely clever.
 * 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.**

-A Red Herring is a false clue given to the reader to lead them in the wrong direction, believing they've solved the mystery in the story but have not, causing them to be surprised in the ending when the truth is told.
 * Define the term “red herring”.**

- When Mr Wargrave is "shot", this gave a false idea to the reader of who the killer actually would be. When the investigators discovered that Edward Seton actually had been guilty, afterwards it wasn't even thought of that Wargrave was the one responsible for all the murders.
 * 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?**

Excellent Effort Marika! 50/50