Characters
Plot Events
Setting
Quotes and Clues
Theme and Meaning
100

Who is the retired judge on the island?

Who is Justive Wargrave

100
How are the guests invited to the island?

Mysterious letters

100

Where does the story take place?

What is an island

100

What poem is used to predict each death?

10 Little Soliders 

100

What is a major theme of the story?

Justice

200

Who is the former school worker who is accused of letting a child drown?

Who is Vera Claythorne

200

What plays after dinner that accuses each guest?

What is a gramophone

200

What is the name of the island?

Solider Island

200

What item plays the recorded accusations?

Gramophone

200

What idea is shown through the character's being punished?

Guilt

300

Who is the doctor on the island?

Dr. Armstrong

300

What happens to the soldier figures after each death?

They disappear one at a time

300

Why can't the guests leave the island?

A storm cuts them off

300

"A red herring swollowed one..." refers to which character?

Dr. Armstrong

300

What does the island symbolize?

Isolation

400

Who is the reckless young man who is responsible for a hit and run?

Who is Anthony Marston

400

How do the guests try to survive?

They stay together

400

What type of house are they staying in?

A mansion

400

"One choked his little self..."refers to which character's death?

Anthony Marston

400

Why does Wargrave carry out the murders?

He believes he is delivering justice

500

Who is the general who sent his wife's lover to die?

General Macarthur

500

What is discovered about all the deaths at the end of the story?

They were planned by Wargrave

500
How does the setting add to the mood of the story?
It causes suspense and isolation
500

What is unusual about Wargrave's death?

It was fake

500

What is the overall message of the story?

People cannot escape their past actions

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