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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reverend Venables seek Lord Peter's help and advice regarding the stranger's corpse?
(a) Lord Peter is visiting.
(b) Lord Peter is a policeman by profession.
(c) Lord Peter is known for his amateur sleuthing.
(d) Lord Peter is known for his discretion.

2. During the funeral for the dead stranger, about what is Lord Peter puzzling?
(a) The man's identity.
(b) The bell ringing pattern for the funeral service.
(c) The reason the man might have been killed.
(d) The rope that tied the man up before his death.

3. To where do Lord Peter and Bunter drive in search of mail the dead man found in Lady Thorpe's grave may have received?
(a) Leeds.
(b) London.
(c) Holport.
(d) Leamholt and Walbeach.

4. To whom does Hilary Thorpe send the French paper she finds in the church belfry?
(a) Lord Peter.
(b) Emily, the Rectory maid.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Reverend Venables.

5. Why doesn't Superintendent Blundell think Cranton is Legros' killer?
(a) He believes Cranton has died in a prison break.
(b) He believes Cranton is too ill and near death to be a killer.
(c) He believes a woman is the killer.
(d) Cranton has never killed before.

6. From what illness does Sir Henry Thorpe die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Influenza.

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

8. How does Nobby Cranton respond when Lord Peter shows him the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?
(a) He shows no response and says he doesn't recognize it.
(b) He seizes the paper and runs away with it.
(c) He grabs the paper and says it's from Deacon.
(d) He denies knowing or killing Legros and faints.

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

10. What is unusual about the condition of the hands of the corpse found in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) They have been severed.
(b) They have been tattooed.
(c) They have been covered in wax.
(d) They have been painted.

11. Who is the Duke of Denver?
(a) Hilary Thorpe's guardian.
(b) Lord Peter's brother.
(c) Lady Thorpe's old boyfriend.
(d) The parish's richest parishioner.

12. Who does Lord Peter think the man he sees on New Year's Day in Fenchurch St. Paul might be?
(a) Jeff Deacon.
(b) Stephen Redmond.
(c) Wally Pratt.
(d) Nobby Cranton.

13. Who is Mr. Russell?
(a) The identify of the corpse found in Lady Thorpe's grave.
(b) The undertaker in Fenchurch St. Paul.
(c) Lord Peter's chauffeur.
(d) The Thorpe chauffeur.

14. 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.

15. The day after Lady Thorpe's funeral, where does Mrs. Gates find her wreath instead of on the grave where it was placed?
(a) In the garbage at the Rectory.
(b) To the side of the grave.
(c) On the mantel in the family's home.
(d) On the church altar for Sunday services.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character introduced in the novel?

2. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband?

3. What other paper does the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry match?

4. What is Bunter's relationship to Lord Peter Wimsey?

5. What breakfast does Mrs. Venables serve the bell ringers after their ceremony ends?

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