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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dodging.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flower grows in abundance in the Rectory garden at Easter?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daisies.

2. How does James Thoday identify Jeff Deacon when he finds Deacon's corpse in the church belfry?
(a) By Deacon's mustache.
(b) By Deacon's blue eyes and prominent eyebrows.
(c) By the large scar on Deacon's hand.
(d) By Deacon's large nose and crooked teeth.

3. Who besides Mr. Gotobed has keys to the coke-house in which Mr. Gotobed the church sexton keeps his gravedigging tools?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Emily.
(c) Mrs. Gates.
(d) Will Thoday.

4. How does Reverend Venables help his parishioners pay their tithes?
(a) He loans them money to do so.
(b) He serves as pastor for free so the church has more money.
(c) He gives them jobs to earn money to use to tithe.
(d) He advises them on investments to help them prosper.

5. Why does the Chief Constable send Lord Peter to France to investigate the dead man's letter instead of sending a policeman?
(a) Lord Peter speaks fluent French and will pay his own way.
(b) They don't have enough evidence for a policeman to go.
(c) Lord Peter can work under cover more easily than a cop.
(d) Lord Peter is a member of the French police force.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jean Legros get his name?

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

4. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?

5. What does James Thoday rent and use to give himself an alibi in the murder of Jeff Deacon?

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