And+Then+There+Were+None+Chapters+1-3+Questions

CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3

1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages? He is the owner of the house on the island.

2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with **__as much detail as possible.__** The story takes place on Indian Island in Mr. and Mrs. Owen's house.

3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)? Indian Island is so important because it it the main setting where the story takes place. It is the spot where all the characters meet and allows for the plot to unfold.

4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving their **__names and backgrounds__**. • Mr. Justice Wargrave - Ex Hanging Judge • Vera Claythorne - Care giver, who long ago tried to save a boys life but couldn't in time and he drowned. • Captain Philip Lombard - A soldier of fortune, and the only person to bring a gun to the island. • Emily Brent - Sixty-five year old woman who had a disturbed and dangerous mind. • General Macarthur - Very old, and was a general in the first World War. • Dr. Armstrong - Dispenser of sedatives and diagnostician of causes of death. He was good in his practice. • Anthony Marston - Young, looked up to, and strong. He was the only one on the island not bothered by anything. • Mr. Blore - Only man who had a list of all the people attending the island. Disguised his identity as a man from Africa. • Mrs. Rogers - The cook of the island, she was in charge of feeding everyone. • Mr. Rogers - The servant of all the food, he was completely fine with his duty. His spouse is Mrs. Rogers.

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?) No, none of the characters that have been mentioned so far seem sinister to me.

Threatening? Threatening, yes I think that Mr. Blore could be potentially threatening.

Harmless? I think Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are harmless they seem like they have the smallest amount of information on the people and the island and they wouldn't be up to anything reckless.

6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it? It's a poem about these ten little Indian Boys. They all leave or die in a way until there are none left. This in my opinion relates to the title of the story. "And Then There Were None"

7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel? I'm not sure what this question means.

8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)? The poem is about these Indian Boys. The small china figures on the table are representatives of this, there were ten figures and ten boys in the poem.

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.)

10. 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. The "voice" accuses every guest present in the household to have killed someone on a different specific date.