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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. What is Mrs. Wilbraham's relationship with the Thorpe family?
(a) She's their next door neighbor.
(b) She's one of their cousins.
(c) She's their landlord.
(d) She's Mrs. Thorpe's sister.

2. 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) The evidence does not implicate Will as the killer.
(c) Will is ill and weak from influenza at the time of the murder.
(d) Will is not a violent man.

3. How does Hilary Thorpe's Uncle Edward feel about Lord Peter's interest in sleuthing?
(a) He wants to join Lord Peter in solving murder mysteries.
(b) He thinks Lord Peter's sleuthing abilities are exaggerated.
(c) He thinks it a hobby unsuited to Lord Peter's social class.
(d) He scoffs at Lord Peter's lack of professional credentials.

4. How does Nobby Cranton try to disguise himself upon his return to Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) By dying his hair blonde.
(b) By dressing like a woman.
(c) By growing a beard.
(d) By wearing a wig, glasses, and a fake mustache.

5. What do the numbers written on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry turn out to be?
(a) Amounts withdrawn from Mrs. Wilbraham's bank account.
(b) A coded Bible verse.
(c) A list of monetary donations to the church.
(d) A student's math homework.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is not an event from Jeff Deacon's life once Deacon is found guilty of stealing the emeralds?

4. From where does Potty Peake observe Will Thoday's interactions with Jeff Deacon in the church belfry?

5. Who provides Jeff Deacon with food while he's imprisoned in the church bellchamber?

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