Crooked House

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. How is Aristide related to Sophia?

2. How is Sir Arthur Hayward related to Charles?

3. Who calls Aristide an “ugly little common foreigner” (27)?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What reason does Sophia give Charles for refusing to follow through on their plan to marry after the war ends?

2. What distinction does Arthur draw between Aristide and a common criminal?

3. What are the two meanings—literal and figurative—of “Crooked House”?

Paired Resource

“Crooked House: Official Trailer”

• This 2-minute video is the official trailer for the 2017 film version of Crooked House.
• This resource relates to the theme of Toxic Familial Relationships.
• How does the filmmakers’ interpretation of Crooked House measure up to your own initial impressions of the book? Are the settings and characters as you picture them? Is the atmosphere in this trailer consistent with the atmosphere of Christie’s novel? What point does the trailer seem to be making about the Leonides family? Is their family dysfunction as apparent in the book or is Christie more subtle in her approach?