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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the first character introduced in the novel?
(a) Lord Peter Wimsey.
(b) Will Thoday.
(c) Bunter.
(d) Reverend Venables.
2. What food does Mrs. Venables serve Lord Peter and Bunter when she first meets them?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Cheese and crackers.
(c) Muffins.
(d) Ham sandwiches.
3. What is Bunter's relationship to Lord Peter Wimsey?
(a) He's Lord Peter's neighbor.
(b) He's Lord Peter's cousin.
(c) He's Lord Peter's butler.
(d) He's Lord Peter's friend.
4. Who is Emily?
(a) The Venables' maid.
(b) The Venables' daughter.
(c) Bunter's girlfriend.
(d) Lord Peter's girlfriend.
5. Why does M. Rozier want Lord Peter to dine with him at his home?
(a) So he can interrogate Lord Peter in a relaxed atmosphere.
(b) So Lord Peter can sample authentic French cooking.
(c) So he and Lord Peter can further discuss Jean Legros.
(d) So his wife can meet Lord Peter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Stephen Driver ask the Wilderspins about in addition to a job?
2. Who finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?
3. How does Jean Legros get his name?
4. What book has Lord Peter written that Reverend Venables immediately associates with Lord Peter's name because he has read the book?
5. Who besides Mr. Gotobed has keys to the coke-house in which Mr. Gotobed the church sexton keeps his gravedigging tools?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Jenkins tell Lord Peter about a stolen emerald necklace?
2. What effect does World War I have on the Legros farm in France?
3. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband Jean Legros and what lies do she and Jean tell about Jean's history?
4. During the funeral for the unidentified male corpse from Lady Thorpe's grave, what questions does Lord Peter ask himself about the corpse's death?
5. What clue does Jeff Deacon give Nobby Cranton about the location of the stolen emeralds and how does Cranton initially interpret the clue?
6. Who is Hilary Thorpe and what does she find in the bell-chamber while helping in the church?
7. What unique narrative techniques does Dorothy L. Sayers use in The Nine Tailors?
8. What is the relationship between Lord Peter and Bunter?
9. Who is Superintendent Blundell?
10. How does Nobby Cranton react when Lord Peter shows him the cipher written on French paper and what does his reaction indicate?
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