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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 does Hilary Thorpe want to be when she grows up?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A missionary.
(c) A writer.
(d) A doctor.

2. While talking with Lord Peter after the stranger's funeral, who does Hilary Thorpe suggest might know when her mother's grave was disturbed?
(a) Hezekiah Lavender.
(b) Mrs. Gates.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Potty Peakes.

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

4. Where does Lord Peter go to visit Nobby Cranton?
(a) A prison.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) The police station.

5. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) Mary Thoday, to whom Deacon gave them, lives in the town.
(b) Deacon told a cell mate in prison they are in the town.
(c) Deacon never left town before his arrest.
(d) Deacon broke out of jail to return there to retrieve the jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Morning Star reporter want to interview after the stranger's funeral?

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

3. According to Nobby Cranton, who takes the stolen Wilbraham emeralds after the theft?

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

5. What makes the police and Lord Peter certain that Will Thoday could not have buried Jeff Deacon in Lady Thorpe's grave?

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