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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Suzanne Legros initially claim her husband is?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Turkey.

2. What does Lord Peter do during World War I?
(a) He is a conscientious objector.
(b) He is a Peace Corps volunteer.
(c) He serves in the military.
(d) He is a Red Cross volunteer.

3. 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 dressing like a woman.
(c) By dying his hair blonde.
(d) By growing a beard.

4. What decorative aspect of the church's roof impresses Lord Peter when he first glimpses it?
(a) The giant gilt cross.
(b) Golden statues of cherubim and seraphim.
(c) The flowers and ivy growing around the edges of the roof.
(d) The beautiful stained glass.

5. At the inquest concerning the stranger's corpse found by Mr. Gotobed, what does Dr. Baines say about the blows to the dead man's skull?
(a) He believes they were caused by a baseball bat.
(b) He believes they caused the man's death.
(c) He believes they all occurred after death.
(d) He believes they were caused by a fireplace poker.

6. What color is Hilary Thorpe's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

10. What name is the letter addressed to instead of the name Bunter expects?
(a) Theodore Venables.
(b) Paul Taylor.
(c) Quentin Rochester.
(d) Thomas Penn.

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

12. What happens to Lord Peter's car in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) Lord Peter wrecks it and gets it stuck in a ditch.
(b) It is entered in a race and Lord Peter wins.
(c) Lord Peter has it painted a new color, red.
(d) It is stolen.

13. Why can't Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night at the Red Cow, the local inn in Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) The Red Cow has burned down.
(b) The Red Cow has closed for remodeling.
(c) The Red Cow doesn't have room for them.
(d) They have no money to pay for lodging.

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

15. 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 hanging from a rope.
(c) He claims to have seen Legros hiding something in a pew.
(d) He claims to have seen Legros being shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does the sluice-keeper complain when Lord Peter and Bunter drive past the sluice gates?

2. What is unusual about the condition of the hands of the corpse found in Lady Thorpe's grave?

3. In what room at the Rectory does Lord Peter study the French underclothing found on the dead stranger?

4. Which bell at Fenchurch St. Paul is considered unlucky?

5. Why does the Chief Constable send Lord Peter to France to investigate the dead man's letter instead of sending a policeman?

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