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Emily Brent

A self-righteous and cold character, religious and strict, who turns away a young woman, leading to her death by drowning.

Anthony Marston

A wealthy and reckless character who shows no guilt and enjoys fast cars, having run over two children in a reckless driving accident.

Dr. Armstrong

An intelligent and successful doctor with a history of drinking, responsible for a woman's death during an operation.

Mrs. Rogers

The frailest and most frightened member of the group, a maid and cook who murdered their former employer for profit.

General Macarthur

The oldest member of the group, serious and patriotic, who sent a man to his death in World War I.

Justice Wargrave

A natural leader with intelligence and experience; a retired judge who condemned a man to execution.

Philip Lombard

The boldest member of the group, racist and flirtatious, who abandoned twenty-one men to their death in East Africa.

Mr. Rogers

A dignified butler who dutifully attends to responsibilities and murdered his former employer for profit.

William Blore

A former police inspector hired to watch the others for theft; he framed an innocent man for a crime.

Vera Claythorne

A former governess obsessed with past deaths, allowed a young boy to drown

Purpose of Vera Claythorne's visit to Soldier Island

To serve as a temporary secretary to Mrs. Owen.

What is the warning received by Wargrave on train?

An old man warns Wargrave that the “Day of Judgment” is near.

Themes of the Novel

Justice, guilt, and fear.

What is Emily Brent's reason for arrival at the island?

To meet an old friend who invited her for a holiday.

Mood of the Novel

Suspenseful.

Narrative Point of View

Third person limited.

What discovery Mr. Rogers' make on after the first night?

Noticed that one of the China figures is missing.

Description of Justice Wargrave

Cruel and clever.

Why doesn’t Mr. Lombard's believe that Mrs. Rogers' killed herself?

He thinks it is too soon after Tony Martin's death to be a second suicide.

Conclusion of Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard after searching the house

They conclude that there is no one on the island but them.

Whose name does Emily Brent write in her diary as the murderer?

Beatrice Taylor.

What does Detective Blore confess to Lombard?

He perjured himself and put an innocent man in prison.

Beatrice Taylor's appearance in Emily Brent's dream

She is pressing her face against the window, asking to be let in.

Importance of final scene between Vera and Lombard

It represents rising action.

Justice Wargrave's appearance when found dead at the table

He looks like a judge with a gray wig and scarlet robe.

Suggestion by Lombard for survivors to communicate

Using a mirror to heliograph S.O.S.

Whom Vera believes is waiting for her in her bedroom

Hugo.

Parallel episode in the novel

The soldier figurines keep disappearing.

Reason for murderer choosing these victims

All were guilty of murder, yet the law could not touch them.

How the killer managed to complete the murders

Wargrave faked his death with the help of the red herring, Dr. Armstrong

Discovery by Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard on Indian island

They found the bodies and not a living soul.

Condition that made the inspector certain the murders were not committed

The chair used for suicide was backed against the wall.

How police solved the crime of Soldier Island

A fisherman found a confession in a sealed bottle in the sea.

Victim not killed on Soldier Island

Isaac Morris.

What was going on in the murderer's personal life

A disease.

Dr. Armstrong as a red herring

He planted fake clues to confuse the others.

Description of Anthony Marston

Amoral.

Justice Wargrave compared to which animal

Tortoise.

Character compared to a 'wounded bird'

Mrs. Rogers.

Who is not poisoned

Mr. Rogers.

Explanation of Emily Brent's crime

Her moral upbringing.

How Isaac Morris died

Poisoned.

Character compared to a wolf

Lombard.

Arthur Richmond's affair

With the General's wife.

Dr. Armstrong's specialty

Conning rich women with fake diagnoses.

Character who refuses to speak about charges

Emily Brent.

Purpose of animal comparisons in the novel

To illustrate the desire to fight for survival.

Characterization process used in the novel

Characterization.

Method showing character traits through actions, dialogue, interactions

Indirect characterization.

Method where author tells what they want readers to know about characters

Direct characterization.

Agatha Christie's famous character technique

Inner thoughts of characters.

Red herring in mystery novels

A technique used by the author to mislead or confuse the reader.