And Then There Were None

Justice Wargrave

• Young adventurer, handsome, parties

• Retired judge, wealthy, smoker

• Girl's school teacher, middle-class, attractive

• Upright, proper, military family

Philip Lombard

• Young adventurer, handsome, broke

• Military gentleman, impatient, paranoid

• Girl's school teacher, middle-class, attractive

• Retired judge, wealthy, smoker

Vera Claythorne

• Broke, adventurer, mysterious

• Young, secretarial job, Hugo

• Cranky old woman, poor, on vacation

• Retired, wealthy, reads political news

Mr. Blore

• Military gentleman, impatient, invited by friends

• School teacher, middle-class, adventurer

• Fake identity, knows the island and guests

• Doctor, drives cautiously, former drinker

Doctor Armstrong

• Young, attractive, parties

• Broke, needs the money offered, doesn't know the job he's doing

• Upright, proper, disapproves of "young people"

• Going to Soldier island to check on Mrs. Owen, former drinker

Soldier Island is...

• located in the United States.

• a boarding house for guests.

• used for military drills.

• owned by a Hollywood film star.

Which of these are FICTIONAL:

• Soldier Island

• The characters of the novel

• Agatha Christie

• England

  Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages?   

Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with as much detail as possible.  

Why is Vera Claythorne going to Soldier Island?