The "Soldiers" (Characters)
He was the first to die after a "choking" toast.
Who is Anthony Marston?
Anthony Marston died "and then there were" this many.
What is 9?
The island is located off the coast of this English country.
What is Devon?
This is played on a gramophone to accuse the guests of murder.
What is the Swan Song recording?
The "Ten Little Soldiers" poem is a prime example of this device.
What is foreshadowing?
This character brought a revolver to the island.
Who is Philip Lombard?
The "red herring" swallowed one, leaving only four.
Who is Dr. Armstrong?
The guests realize there is no way to leave because this is missing.
What is a boat?
The guest who is discovered to be missing after the fourth death.
How is Dr. Armstrong?
A 'false clue' intended to distract the reader is called this.
What is a red herring?
This character was a former general who "sent" his wife's lover to death.
Who is General Macarthur?
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive, a bumblebee stung one and then there were this many.
What is five?
these small figures on the dining table disappear as people die.
What are soldier figurines?
The character who dies last by suicide (the "hanging".
Who is Vera Claythorne?
This is the POV (point of view) of the novel, allowing us to see multiple characters' thoughts.
Wha tis 3rd person omniscient?
She was a religious woman who felt no guilt for her servant's death.
Who is Emily Brent?
One got in Chancery and there there were none "Chancery" refers to this profession.
What is a judge/lawyer?
This is the name of the person (or alias) who invited everyone.
Who is U.N. Owen?
The item that goes missing from the bathroom later used as a "Curtain".
What is a scarlet shower curtain?
The feeling of growing anxiety and fear throughout the book is called this.
What is suspense/mood?
The killer's true identity.
Who is Justice Lawrence Wargrave?
The method used to "kill" the five little soldier boys.
What is chopped in half (chopping wood)
The "Swan Song" title is a metaphor for this.
What is a final performance before death?
How the police eventually find out the truth of what happened.
What is a confession letter in a bottle?
The irony of the killer being a member of this specific profession.
What is situational Irony? (A judge becoming a murderer.)