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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nobby Goes in Slow and Comes out Quick.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe the status of Suzanne Legros at the end of the war in 1918?
(a) She is married and living in Paris.
(b) She is twenty-seven and living on her grandfather's farm.
(c) Her father, brother, and fiance have died in the war.
(d) She is single-handedly running the farm.

2. Why does Superintendent Blundell suspect James Thoday might know something about the murder of the man found in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) James has killed someone before.
(b) James hellps bury people in the parish.
(c) James is late returning to his ship after shore leave.
(d) James is familiar with the church graveyard.

3. Why does M. Rozier want Lord Peter to dine with him at his home?
(a) So his wife can meet Lord Peter.
(b) So Lord Peter can sample authentic French cooking.
(c) So he and Lord Peter can further discuss Jean Legros.
(d) So he can interrogate Lord Peter in a relaxed atmosphere.

4. In what name does Bunter expect to find mail for the dead man?
(a) Bill Frankel.
(b) Nobby Cranton.
(c) Stephen Driver.
(d) Jacques Andrea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What church service do Will and Mary Thoday miss?

2. To what event does Lord Peter go to find out more about the body found in Lady Thorpe's grave?

3. How does Nobby Cranton respond when Lord Peter shows him the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?

4. Who does Jean Legros turn out to be?

5. Whose photo does Lord Peter send to Suzanne Legros to be identified?

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