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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. To what event does Lord Peter go to find out more about the body found in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) The inquest about the corpse's death.
(b) A meeting of the village council.
(c) A dinner party at the Rectory.
(d) Sunday morning services at Fenchurch St. Paul.

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

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

4. On what day of the year does the book open?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Christmas.

5. Who is Emily?
(a) Bunter's girlfriend.
(b) The Venables' daughter.
(c) The Venables' maid.
(d) Lord Peter's girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Gates accuse of moving her wreath from Lady Thorpe's grave?

2. How long is the change-ringing or bell-ringing ceremony that Reverend Venables is planning in the opening chapter scheduled to last?

3. What is unusual about the underclothing found on the dead man's body?

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

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

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