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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Wilbraham do once her necklace is returned to her?
(a) Repays the money the Thorpes paid her.
(b) Sells the emeralds for quick cash.
(c) Demands the arrest of Stephen Driver.
(d) Has the emeralds made into earrings and a bracelet.

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

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

6. What does Nobby Cranton leave behind in the belfry when he flees it after finding Jeff Deacon?
(a) His handkerchief.
(b) His belt buckle.
(c) His cigarette lighter.
(d) Deacon's cipher.

7. Who buys Mary Thoday a parrot?
(a) Emily.
(b) Will Thoday.
(c) Nobby Cranton.
(d) James Thoday.

8. Who kills Arthur Cobbleigh?
(a) James Thoday.
(b) Emily.
(c) Mrs. Gates.
(d) Jeff Deacon

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

10. What does Lord Peter have for dinner on Christmas Eve at the Rectory?
(a) Roast turkey and mashed potatoes.
(b) Baked ham and sweet potatoes.
(c) Cold roast beef and trifle.
(d) Cold cuts and baked beans.

11. What does Lord Peter organize while waiting out the flood in the church?
(a) Games and drills for the children.
(b) Washing and drying of dishes.
(c) Making tea.
(d) Baking bread.

12. Who do the police initially charge with the murder of Jean Legros?
(a) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(b) Mary Thoday.
(c) Nobby Cranton.
(d) James Thoday.

13. What flies out of the hiding place in the roof along with the emeralds?
(a) A bat.
(b) A wasp.
(c) A hornet.
(d) A robin.

14. When the sluice gates break, who loses his life trying to save another man swept into the river?
(a) Hezekiah Lavender.
(b) James Thoday.
(c) Potty Peake.
(d) Will Thoday.

15. What is the only area of Fenchurch St. Paul not covered in water?
(a) The market square.
(b) The church and rectory.
(c) The Red House.
(d) Lord Peter's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Will Thoday take to Jeff Deacon while he imprisons Deacon in the church belfry?

2. Who is Samuel Snell?

3. What role does Bunter have while waiting out the flood in the church?

4. When Jeff Deacon tells Will Thoday he's come back to Fenchurch for money, what does Will think Deacon means?

5. Who is able to give Potty Peake an alibi for the day of Jeff Deacon's murder?

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