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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Ashtons drive home in a snowstorm after finding him in his car on the side of the road, too ill with influenza to drive further?
(a) Will Thoday.
(b) Sir Henry Thorpe.
(c) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(d) Reverend Venables.

2. Why can't Will Thoday ring his bell in the ceremony planned by Reverend Venables in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) He has influenza.
(b) He has broken his arm.
(c) He is out of town on holiday and therefore unavailable.
(d) He's been arrested for murder and is in jail.

3. What kind of money is found in the dead man's pocket?
(a) Counterfeit American dollars.
(b) A French coin.
(c) Italian lira.
(d) Counterfeit British pounds.

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

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

6. Which bell at Fenchurch St. Paul is said to have killed two men?
(a) John.
(b) Batty Thomas.
(c) Gaude.
(d) Sabaoth.

7. Why does the Chief Constable send Lord Peter to France to investigate the dead man's letter instead of sending a policeman?
(a) They don't have enough evidence for a policeman to go.
(b) Lord Peter can work under cover more easily than a cop.
(c) Lord Peter speaks fluent French and will pay his own way.
(d) Lord Peter is a member of the French police force.

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

9. How does Reverend Venables help his parishioners pay their tithes?
(a) He advises them on investments to help them prosper.
(b) He loans them money to do so.
(c) He serves as pastor for free so the church has more money.
(d) He gives them jobs to earn money to use to tithe.

10. With whom do Lord Peter and Bunter read the letter to the dead man from Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Mrs. Venables.
(b) Superintendent Blundell.
(c) Reverend Venables.
(d) Hilary Thorpe.

11. What book has Lord Peter written that Reverend Venables immediately associates with Lord Peter's name because he has read the book?
(a) Traveling in the Fens.
(b) Notes on the Collection of Incunabula.
(c) The English Aristocracy Today.
(d) Change-Ringing Made Easy.

12. What nationality does Mrs. Venables think the dead man is?
(a) Italian.
(b) American.
(c) English.
(d) French.

13. What is unusual about the underclothing found on the dead man's body?
(a) It's made of terrycloth.
(b) It's handmade and very expensive.
(c) It's French.
(d) It's Italian.

14. Who does Lord Peter suggest as a substitute change-ringer for Will Thoday in the church's ceremony?
(a) Mrs. Bunter.
(b) Bunter.
(c) Himself.
(d) Mrs. Venables.

15. What does Hilary Thorpe find in the church belfry while helping Mrs. Venables ready the church for the Easter service?
(a) A silver candlestick.
(b) A piece of French writing paper with strange writing on it.
(c) Mrs. Wilbraham's stolen necklace.
(d) A lost painting of Christ.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Jean Legros get his name?

4. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband?

5. What flower grows in abundance in the Rectory garden at Easter?

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