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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. Who provides Jeff Deacon with food while he's imprisoned in the church bellchamber?
(a) Potty Peake.
(b) Mrs. Venables.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Mrs. Wilbraham.

2. Who takes Reverend Venables' keys while Jeff Deacon is hidden in the bell chamber?
(a) James Thoday.
(b) Harry Gotobed.
(c) Emily.
(d) Will Thoday.

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

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

5. From where does Potty Peake observe Will Thoday's interactions with Jeff Deacon in the church belfry?
(a) From behind Abbot Thomas' tomb.
(b) From the church rooftop.
(c) From the church choir loft.
(d) From the ladder leading up to the belfry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the Duke of Denver?

3. How many children do Will and Mary Thoday have?

4. While talking with Lord Peter after the stranger's funeral, who does Hilary Thorpe suggest might know when her mother's grave was disturbed?

5. Where does Lord Peter go to visit Nobby Cranton?

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