The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does Lord Peter drive?
(a) A Range Rover.
(b) A Toyota.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A Daimler.

2. Who asks Lord Peter to warn Fenchurch St. Paul that the sluice gates are giving way?
(a) James Thoday.
(b) Hezekiah Lavender.
(c) Reverend Venables.
(d) Will Thoday.

3. From where does Potty Peake observe Will Thoday's interactions with Jeff Deacon in the church belfry?
(a) From behind Abbot Thomas' tomb.
(b) From the church choir loft.
(c) From the church rooftop.
(d) From the ladder leading up to the belfry.

4. Which Fenchurch St. Paul farmer still cures his own bacon?
(a) Mr. Ashton.
(b) Jay Dutton.
(c) Harry Gotobed.
(d) Will Thoday.

5. Who takes Reverend Venables' keys while Jeff Deacon is hidden in the bell chamber?
(a) Harry Gotobed.
(b) James Thoday.
(c) Emily.
(d) Will Thoday.

6. What does Lord Peter reveal as the cause of Jeff Deacon's death?
(a) The decibels of the bells during the New Year peal.
(b) Poison.
(c) A brain hemorrhage caused by a blow to the head.
(d) Suicide.

7. How do the police try to get Will and James Thoday to confess to Jeff Deacon's murder?
(a) They put the brothers in a room with a hidden microphone.
(b) They claim to have evidence incriminating the brothers.
(c) They lie about having an eyewitness to the crime.
(d) They tell each that the other has confessed.

8. What food does Will Thoday take to Jeff Deacon while he imprisons Deacon in the church belfry?
(a) Eggs and Bacon.
(b) Fried chicken and biscuits.
(c) Pizza and cola.
(d) Bread and cheese and beer.

9. Who does Jean Legros turn out to be?
(a) Nobby Cranton.
(b) Stephen Driver.
(c) Jeff Deacon.
(d) Arthur Cobbleigh.

10. One year after Deacon's murder, how much deeper is the River Wale due to a rainy season?
(a) Two feet deeper.
(b) Eight inches deeper.
(c) Nine feet deeper.
(d) Twelve feet deeper.

11. What does Reverend Venables ask his parishioners to bring to the church in baskets during the flood?
(a) Medical supplies.
(b) Coffee and tea.
(c) Loaves of bread and fruits and vegetables.
(d) Their cats, rabbits and guinea-pigs.

12. What is the first thing Reverend Venables does once Lord Peter tells him the sluice gates are collapsing?
(a) He solicits volunteers to help strengthen the gates.
(b) He rings an alarm on the church bells.
(c) He stores food and blankets in the church.
(d) He organizes beds in the church for the parishioners.

13. Who does Mrs. Wilbraham designate as Hilary Thorpe's trustee in handling the affairs of her estate?
(a) Mrs. Gates.
(b) Bunter.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Lord Peter.

14. What does James Thoday rent and use to give himself an alibi in the murder of Jeff Deacon?
(a) A computer.
(b) A hall for a party.
(c) A motorbike.
(d) A car.

15. In what name does Nobby Cranton have fake travel papers issued for Jeff Deacon for Deacon's journey to England?
(a) Stephen Driver.
(b) Joseph Lemuel.
(c) Paul Taylor.
(d) Matthew Cornwall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sluice gates break, who loses his life trying to save another man swept into the river?

2. Who is on the top of the bell-chamber ladder, able to witness James Thoday's removal of Deacon's body from the church?

3. Why does Emily, the Rectory maid, threaten to quit?

4. When Mrs. Wilbraham dies, what is clasped in her hand?

5. What does Mrs. Wilbraham bequeath to Lord Peter?

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