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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lord Peter is Taken from Lead and Makes Third Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what illness does Sir Henry Thorpe die?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Cancer.

2. What is Mr. Wilderspin's profession?
(a) He's a farmer.
(b) He's the village grocer.
(c) He's the village doctor.
(d) He's the village blacksmith and mechanic.

3. Who is Stephen Driver?
(a) The village veterinarian.
(b) Lady Thorpe's physician.
(c) A stranger who recently asked Mr. Wilderspin for a job.
(d) A church deacon.

4. What decorative aspect of the church's roof impresses Lord Peter when he first glimpses it?
(a) The giant gilt cross.
(b) The flowers and ivy growing around the edges of the roof.
(c) Golden statues of cherubim and seraphim.
(d) The beautiful stained glass.

5. What do the injuries on the corpse's arms and ankles indicate to the doctor?
(a) That he was tied up before his death.
(b) That he was burned before his death.
(c) That he was in a fight before his death.
(d) That he was bitten by snakes before his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Russell?

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?

3. What is the relationship of Jeff Deacon, the accused thief of the emeralds, to the Thorpe family?

4. What book has Lord Peter written that Reverend Venables immediately associates with Lord Peter's name because he has read the book?

5. What kind of money is found in the dead man's pocket?

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