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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tailor Paul is Called Before with a Single.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why can't Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night at the Red Cow, the local inn in Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) They have no money to pay for lodging.
(b) The Red Cow has burned down.
(c) The Red Cow doesn't have room for them.
(d) The Red Cow has closed for remodeling.

3. What does Stephen Driver ask the Wilderspins about in addition to a job?
(a) Accomodations for the night.
(b) Batty Thomas and Tailor Paul.
(c) The stolen emeralds.
(d) The church parishioners.

4. How long is the change-ringing or bell-ringing ceremony that Reverend Venables is planning in the opening chapter scheduled to last?
(a) Nine hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Four hours.

5. At what event was Mrs. Wilbraham's emerald necklace stolen?
(a) At the church's New Year's Eve change-ringing ceremony.
(b) At Sir Henry and Lady Thorpe's wedding.
(c) At Hilary Thorpe's baptism.
(d) At Lord Peter's Christmas Ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mrs. Gates been working as the Thorpe family housekeeper?

2. To where do Lord Peter and Bunter drive in search of mail the dead man found in Lady Thorpe's grave may have received?

3. What is unusual about the condition of the hands of the corpse found in Lady Thorpe's grave?

4. What happens to Lord Peter's car in the first chapter of the novel?

5. Why does Mrs. Venables think the dead man is married?

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