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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Nobby Cranton mistake the Fenchurch St. Paul bells Paul Taylor and Batty Thomas?
(a) People.
(b) Towns.
(c) Thoroughbred horse names.
(d) Street names.

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

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

4. What color is the stamp on the letter that Bunter is given at the post office when he pretends to be the dead man?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

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

7. In the first chapter of the book, where does Reverend Venables suggest that Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night?
(a) At a local boarding house owned by James Thoday.
(b) At the Rectory.
(c) In the barn of a local farmer.
(d) In the church.

8. How old is Hilary Thorpe?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty.

9. What is Bunter's relationship to Lord Peter Wimsey?
(a) He's Lord Peter's butler.
(b) He's Lord Peter's friend.
(c) He's Lord Peter's neighbor.
(d) He's Lord Peter's cousin.

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

11. What do the numbers written on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry turn out to be?
(a) A coded Bible verse.
(b) Amounts withdrawn from Mrs. Wilbraham's bank account.
(c) A list of monetary donations to the church.
(d) A student's math homework.

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

13. What is in the brown jug provided by the Red Cow for the bell ringers during their ceremony?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Buttermilk.

14. Who interviews Mrs. Gates?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Lord Peter.
(c) Superintendent Blundell.
(d) Bunter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does M. Rozier want Lord Peter to dine with him at his home?

3. About what has Reverend Venables written a brochure that he gives Lord Peter to read?

4. The day after Lady Thorpe's funeral, where does Mrs. Gates find her wreath instead of on the grave where it was placed?

5. To whom is Mary Thoday married when Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds are stolen?

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