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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. What happens to Lord Peter's car in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) It is entered in a race and Lord Peter wins.
(b) Lord Peter wrecks it and gets it stuck in a ditch.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) Lord Peter has it painted a new color, red.

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

3. Which bell does Hezekiah Lavender ring?
(a) Jericho.
(b) Batty Thomas.
(c) Gaude.
(d) Tailor Paul.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While talking with Lord Peter after the stranger's funeral, who does Hilary Thorpe suggest might know when her mother's grave was disturbed?

2. What is the weather like in the opening chapter of the book?

3. What is Bunter's relationship to Lord Peter Wimsey?

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

5. In the first chapter of the book, where does Reverend Venables suggest that Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night?

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