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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Hilary Thorpe?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.
2. What does Stephen Driver ask the Wilderspins about in addition to a job?
(a) The stolen emeralds.
(b) Batty Thomas and Tailor Paul.
(c) The church parishioners.
(d) Accomodations for the night.
3. While talking with Lord Peter after the stranger's funeral, who does Hilary Thorpe suggest might know when her mother's grave was disturbed?
(a) Hezekiah Lavender.
(b) Potty Peakes.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Mrs. Gates.
4. 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 denies knowing or killing Legros and faints.
(c) He grabs the paper and says it's from Deacon.
(d) He seizes the paper and runs away with it.
5. 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) Mrs. Gates.
(d) Potty Peake.
6. Why does M. Rozier want Lord Peter to dine with him at his home?
(a) So he and Lord Peter can further discuss Jean Legros.
(b) So Lord Peter can sample authentic French cooking.
(c) So he can interrogate Lord Peter in a relaxed atmosphere.
(d) So his wife can meet Lord Peter.
7. Why doesn't Lord Peter think Will Thoday is the man who buried Legros in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Will was very ill with influenza when the burial occurred.
(b) Will is afraid of ghosts and graveyards.
(c) Will is a very honest man and says he is innocent.
(d) Will has a broken arm and couldn't have dug the grave.
8. 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?
(a) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(b) Reverend Venables.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Sir Henry Thorpe.
9. Who is the first character introduced in the novel?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Lord Peter Wimsey.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Bunter.
10. What object does Lord Peter find in the church belfry that he believes may yield fingerprints?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) An empty beer bottle.
(c) A cigarette lighter.
(d) A ballpoint pen.
11. What is Mr. Ashton's profession?
(a) He's an artist.
(b) He's a soldier.
(c) He's a farmer.
(d) He's a musician.
12. What is Reverend Venables' first name?
(a) William.
(b) Addison.
(c) Theodore.
(d) James.
13. Why does Reverend Venables seek Lord Peter's help and advice regarding the stranger's corpse?
(a) Lord Peter is known for his amateur sleuthing.
(b) Lord Peter is known for his discretion.
(c) Lord Peter is a policeman by profession.
(d) Lord Peter is visiting.
14. 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 married and living in Paris.
(c) Her father, brother, and fiance have died in the war.
(d) She is single-handedly running the farm.
15. What is the weather like in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) It's raining.
(b) It's foggy.
(c) It's hot.
(d) It's snowing.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Will Thoday do with the money he withdraws from the bank on New Year's Eve?
2. Who does Mrs. Gates accuse of moving her wreath from Lady Thorpe's grave?
3. Why doesn't Superintendent Blundell think Cranton is Legros' killer?
4. How does Jean Legros get his name?
5. To where do Lord Peter and Bunter drive in search of mail the dead man found in Lady Thorpe's grave may have received?
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