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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Will Thoday Goes in Quick and Comes out Slow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Will Thoday realizes the body in Lady Thorpe's grave is Jeff Deacon's, why doesn't he tell anyone?
(a) He is glad Deacon is dead.
(b) He fears people would suspect him of the crime.
(c) Everyone would realize Will isn't legally married.
(d) He suspects his wife has killed Deacon.

2. To whom is Mary Thoday married when Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds are stolen?
(a) To Nobby Cranton.
(b) To Potty Peakes.
(c) To Jeff Deacon.
(d) To Hezekiah Lavender.

3. From what illness does Nobby Cranton suffer?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Rheumatic fever that affects his heart.

4. What makes the police and Lord Peter certain that Will Thoday could not have buried Jeff Deacon in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) The evidence does not implicate Will as the killer.
(b) Will has an airtight alibi for the night of the murder.
(c) Will is not a violent man.
(d) Will is ill and weak from influenza at the time of the murder.

5. Who does Lord Peter think the man he sees on New Year's Day in Fenchurch St. Paul might be?
(a) Nobby Cranton.
(b) Jeff Deacon.
(c) Stephen Redmond.
(d) Wally Pratt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Reverend Venables' keys while Jeff Deacon is hidden in the bell chamber?

2. For what does Nobby Cranton mistake the Fenchurch St. Paul bells Paul Taylor and Batty Thomas?

3. How does Hilary Thorpe's Uncle Edward feel about Lord Peter's interest in sleuthing?

4. During the funeral for the dead stranger, about what is Lord Peter puzzling?

5. What does Hilary Thorpe want to be when she grows up?

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