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CHAPTERS 4 & 5

11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4? Anthony Marston

12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments. "The legal life's narrowing! I'm all for crime! Here's to it." This statement is ironic because he mentions crime and legal stuff, yet his drink gets tampered with and he dies. That being a crime of murder.

13. In part 5 of chapter 5, we learn the following about General Macarthur: “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave this island.” Why do you think he knows this? Provide as many reasons as you can. He didn't want to leave the island because he has realized that his wife was getting stolen from him by Richmond. He was torn, and angry. He was in a bad state and he was emotionally hurt. So after all these strange events had been taking place on the island, he thought that he should just stay there and die.

What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind – what it is, and what it might be. He's going through an emotional time in his life, I don't think he knows quite how to cope with his wife basically leaving him. He's sad. And he can't express his feelings, because he's in a house full of strangers.