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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband?
(a) She finds him wounded and unconscious on her farm.
(b) She meets him at a dance.
(c) She meets him while nursing wounded soldiers in the war.
(d) She meets him at a friend's wedding.

2. 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.

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

4. How many bell ringers does Fenchurch St. Paul have?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

5. What flower grows in abundance in the Rectory garden at Easter?
(a) Roses.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Daffodils.

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

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

8. What is Mr. Wilderspin's first name?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Nehemiah.
(c) Peter.
(d) Greg.

9. Why does Sir Henry have little money to leave his daughter after his death?
(a) He has gambled away the family fortune.
(b) He has lost his fortune in bad investments.
(c) His former butler embezzled most of the family's funds.
(d) He has recompensed Mrs. Wilbraham for her stolen jewels.

10. Why is Mrs. Gates unhappy with the wreath Mrs. Coppins sends for Lady Thorpe's funeral?
(a) She thinks the wreath is too small and cheap.
(b) She thinks the wreath is too large and ostentatious.
(c) She doesn't like artificial wreaths and prefers real ones.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Coppins has no right to send a wreath at all.

11. Who does the letter to the dead man eliminate as the corpse?
(a) Potty Peake.
(b) Sir Henry.
(c) Jeff Deacon.
(d) Nobby Cranton.

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

13. According to Nobby Cranton, who takes the stolen Wilbraham emeralds after the theft?
(a) Jeff Deacon.
(b) Arthur Cobbleigh.
(c) Hezekiah Lavender.
(d) Stephen Driver.

14. Who figures out the meaning of what is written on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Hilary Thorpe.
(c) Potty Peake.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

15. What does Rosie Thoday see at Lady Thorpe's grave the night of Lady Thorpe's funeral?
(a) A strange man dressed in black.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A light she believes is a ghost.
(d) A black dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Superintendent Blundell think Cranton is Legros' killer?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the status of Suzanne Legros at the end of the war in 1918?

3. 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?

4. What is James Thoday's profession?

5. With what London jewel thief does Jeff Deacon steal Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds?

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