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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Mary Thoday married when Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds are stolen?
(a) To Jeff Deacon.
(b) To Nobby Cranton.
(c) To Potty Peakes.
(d) To Hezekiah Lavender.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 covered in wax.
(c) They have been painted.
(d) They have been tattooed.

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

8. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) Deacon never left town before his arrest.
(b) Deacon broke out of jail to return there to retrieve the jewels.
(c) Deacon told a cell mate in prison they are in the town.
(d) Mary Thoday, to whom Deacon gave them, lives in the town.

9. What do the injuries on the corpse's arms and ankles indicate to the doctor?
(a) That he was burned before his death.
(b) That he was tied up before his death.
(c) That he was in a fight before his death.
(d) That he was bitten by snakes before his death.

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

11. In what year was Tailor Paul made?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1358.
(d) 1614.

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

13. Which of the following statements does not describe the status of Suzanne Legros at the end of the war in 1918?
(a) She is twenty-seven and living on her grandfather's farm.
(b) She is single-handedly running the farm.
(c) She is married and living in Paris.
(d) Her father, brother, and fiance have died in the war.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Hilary Thorpe send the French paper she finds in the church belfry?

2. What does Stephen Driver ask the Wilderspins about in addition to a job?

3. What color is Hilary Thorpe's hair?

4. Who is Stephen Driver?

5. Who finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?

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