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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lord Peter Is Called Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose handwriting do the officials at Maidstone Gaol decide is on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?
(a) Jeff Deacon's.
(b) Mrs. Wilbraham's.
(c) Nobby Cranton's.
(d) Bunter's.

2. What does the person to whom Hilary Thorpe sends the French paper she finds in the church belfry think the writing on the paper is?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A musical composition.
(c) A cipher.
(d) A confession.

3. Why does Sir Henry have little money to leave his daughter after his death?
(a) He has lost his fortune in bad investments.
(b) His former butler embezzled most of the family's funds.
(c) He has recompensed Mrs. Wilbraham for her stolen jewels.
(d) He has gambled away the family fortune.

4. Who finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Lord Peter.
(c) Harry Gotobed, the church sexton, and his son.
(d) The undertaker.

5. How old is Hilary Thorpe?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stamp's color indicate about the dead man's letter?

2. In what room at the Rectory does Lord Peter study the French underclothing found on the dead stranger?

3. Who does Lord Peter think the man he sees on New Year's Day in Fenchurch St. Paul might be?

4. What does Will Thoday do with the money he withdraws from the bank on New Year's Eve?

5. How much money does Will Thoday withdraw from the bank on New Year's Eve?

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