Accusations and Travels
Elements of Mystery
Soldier Island
Death
Characters
100

Philip Lombard openly admitted that he left these people behind.

Who are 21 members of an African Tribe?

100

The _______ of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere-in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader.

Mood

100

What item(s) is on the table of the house and what is hanging in the bedrooms? 

10 little soldier boys/poem

100
Anthony Marston died by ________________
What is choking on his drink that contained Potassium Cyanide?
100

Why did the murder choose to murder and how (or why) did he choose his victims? 

What is... 

He always wanted to commit murder/terminally ill/for justice  

All victims committed some kind of crime

200

_____________ received a letter from Lady Constance Culmington, inviting him to Soldier Island.

Who is Justice Wargrave?

200

What is foreshadowing? 

A hint of something to come; a warning of a future event. 

200

Where is Soldier Island? 

Devon, England

200

Who is the murderer? 

Justice Wargrave 

200
This character carries a revolver with him out of habit because he has been caught in many tight situations.
Who is Philip Lombard?
300

__________ was accused of drowning Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton. She has frequent ___________.  

(The second blank is one of your elements of mystery) 

Who is Vera Claythorne? 

What is flashbacks.

300

What are the three types of irony and their definitions?

1. Verbal Irony (sarcasm, not saying what is intended) 

2. Dramatic Irony (the audience knows something the characters don't) 

3. Situational Irony (a reversal of what is expected)

300

The weather on Soldier Island is often __________ throughout the novel. 

Stormy/violent/frightening 

This is a great example of foreshadowing or mood! 

300
Mrs. Rogers ____________ in her ______________.
What is died in her sleep?
300

This character feels guilty of his crime and sits by the sea awaiting his death

General Macarthur

400
What was Anthony Marston's crime? 

Anthony Marston ran over John and Lucy Combes and described it as "beastly bad luck."

400

The basic features of this element include pacing, red herring, conflict, high stakes, and atmosphere. 

Suspense

400

The voice accusing the character of murdering others came from a _________________.

What is a gramophone?

400

____________'s death is ___________ because he is murdered with a life preserver. 

Who is General MacArthur's death is situationally ironic 

400

This character says, "I have wanted—let me admit it frankly—to commit a murder myself."

Justice Wargrave

500

____________ thought she was going to Soldier Island to work as a secretary for the Owen's.

Who is Vera Claythorne?

500

Name the seven elements of mystery/suspense you studied while reading this novel. 

Mood, Tone, Irony, Suspense, Flashback, Inciting Incident, Foreshadowing

500

What name is signed at the end of the guest's letters? What word do the guests realize this name resembles? 

U.N. Owen- Unknown 

500

How did Dr. Armstrong kill the patient he is accused of murdering?

Operating while drunk

500

This character had a text in her nursery that read "Be sure thy sin will find thee out."

Who is Miss Brent?

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