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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. Why does Jean Legros tell Suzanne he is going to England?
(a) To straighten out some legal troubles.
(b) To divorce her.
(c) To visit a sick friend.
(d) To dispose of some property and get money for the family.

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

3. Why doesn't Lord Peter think Will Thoday is the man who buried Legros in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Will is afraid of ghosts and graveyards.
(b) Will was very ill with influenza when the burial occurred.
(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.

4. Why does Reverend Venables seek Lord Peter's help and advice regarding the stranger's corpse?
(a) Lord Peter is visiting.
(b) Lord Peter is known for his amateur sleuthing.
(c) Lord Peter is a policeman by profession.
(d) Lord Peter is known for his discretion.

5. From where does Suzanne Legros initially claim her husband is?
(a) Spain.
(b) Belgium.
(c) America.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the funeral for the dead stranger, about what is Lord Peter puzzling?

2. Who does Mrs. Gates accuse of moving her wreath from Lady Thorpe's grave?

3. What is Mrs. Wilbraham's relationship with the Thorpe family?

4. From what illness does Nobby Cranton suffer?

5. Who does Potty Peake claim to have seen talking in the church with Legros before the man's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clue does Jeff Deacon give Nobby Cranton about the location of the stolen emeralds and how does Cranton initially interpret the clue?

2. Why is Mrs. Gates unhappy with Mrs. Coppins over a wreath?

3. What is the relationship between Lord Peter and Bunter?

4. How does Reverend Venables help Lord Peter solve the cipher?

5. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband Jean Legros and what lies do she and Jean tell about Jean's history?

6. In what ways is Mrs. Venables a foil to the character of her husband, Reverend Venables?

7. Who is Potty Peake and how reliable is his testimony considered?

8. What is the Fens, the novel's setting, like?

9. Who does Potty Peake's claim to have seen in the church with Legros, and what does his claim imply and how reliable is it considered?

10. Why is the unknown man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave suspected of being Nobby Cranton?

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