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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) Twenty-five.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

2. Who is Stephen Driver?
(a) A church deacon.
(b) A stranger who recently asked Mr. Wilderspin for a job.
(c) The village veterinarian.
(d) Lady Thorpe's physician.

3. Who besides Mr. Gotobed has keys to the coke-house in which Mr. Gotobed the church sexton keeps his gravedigging tools?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Will Thoday.
(c) Emily.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

4. 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.

5. Who is Emily?
(a) The Venables' maid.
(b) The Venables' daughter.
(c) Lord Peter's girlfriend.
(d) Bunter's girlfriend.

6. What breakfast does Mrs. Venables serve the bell ringers after their ceremony ends?
(a) Pancakes and sausage.
(b) Coffee, eggs, and bacon.
(c) French toast and fresh strawberries.
(d) Porridge and milk.

7. With what London jewel thief does Jeff Deacon steal Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds?
(a) Nobby Cranton.
(b) Carl Jonas.
(c) Jebediah Pratt.
(d) Stephen Redmond.

8. How much money does Will Thoday withdraw from the bank on New Year's Eve?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Fifteen dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

9. What does Hilary Thorpe want to be when she grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A missionary.

10. How long is the change-ringing or bell-ringing ceremony that Reverend Venables is planning in the opening chapter scheduled to last?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Nine hours.

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

12. What does the letter to the mysterious dead man concern?
(a) It's a letter about Jeff Deacon's prison escape.
(b) It's a love letter for Hilary Thorpe.
(c) It's a letter from a French peasant woman to her husband.
(d) It's a letter about the stolen Wilbraham emeralds.

13. What is Mr. Ashton's profession?
(a) He's a farmer.
(b) He's an artist.
(c) He's a soldier.
(d) He's a musician.

14. Who finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Harry Gotobed, the church sexton, and his son.
(c) Lord Peter.
(d) The undertaker.

15. What flower does Hilary Thorpe take to Mrs. Venables for the church at Easter?
(a) Blue morning glories.
(b) Yellow irises.
(c) Red tulips.
(d) White narcissi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has Mrs. Gates been working as the Thorpe family housekeeper?

3. Which church bell is missing a rope after the murder, a rope likely used to tie up the murder victim prior to his death?

4. What color is Hilary Thorpe's hair?

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

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