2. Who is Mrs. Gates?
(a) The cousin of Reverend Venables.
(b) A new church member.
(c) The Thorpe family's housekeeper.
(d) Mrs. Venables' sister.

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

4. To whom is Mary Thoday married when Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds are stolen?
(a) To Hezekiah Lavender.
(b) To Nobby Cranton.
(c) To Jeff Deacon.
(d) To Potty Peakes.

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

6. What object does Lord Peter find in the church belfry that he believes may yield fingerprints?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A cigarette lighter.
(c) A ballpoint pen.
(d) An empty beer bottle.

7. What does Potty Peak claim to have witnessed happening to Legros in the church?
(a) He claims to have seen Legros fighting another man.
(b) He claims to have seen Legros hiding something in a pew.
(c) He claims to have seen Legros being shot.
(d) He claims to have seen Legros hanging from a rope.

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

9. How does Nobby Cranton try to disguise himself upon his return to Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) By dying his hair blonde.
(b) By growing a beard.
(c) By wearing a wig, glasses, and a fake mustache.
(d) By dressing like a woman.

10. What food does Mrs. Venables serve Lord Peter and Bunter when she first meets them?
(a) Muffins.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Ham sandwiches.
(d) Cheese and crackers.

11. What does the letter to the mysterious dead man concern?
(a) It's a letter from a French peasant woman to her husband.
(b) It's a letter about Jeff Deacon's prison escape.
(c) It's a love letter for Hilary Thorpe.
(d) It's a letter about the stolen Wilbraham emeralds.

12. What is Reverend Venables' first name?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Addison.
(c) William.
(d) James.

13. What is the relationship of Jeff Deacon, the accused thief of the emeralds, to the Thorpe family?
(a) He's their former butler.
(b) He's their former blacksmith.
(c) He's their former chauffeur.
(d) He's their former gardener.

14. Which of the following people does not have a key to the belfry stairs?
(a) Mr. Gotobed.
(b) Hezekiah Lavender.
(c) James Thoday.
(d) Reverend Venables.

15. What other paper does the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry match?
(a) The pages in Mary Thoday's diary.
(b) The paper on which Suzanne Legros writes her husband.
(c) Lady Thorpe's personal stationery.
(d) Mrs. Wilbraham's personal stationery.