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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 finds Nobby Cranton and takes Lord Peter to him?
(a) Inspector Blundell.
(b) Bunter.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

2. Who does the letter to the dead man eliminate as the corpse?
(a) Jeff Deacon.
(b) Nobby Cranton.
(c) Sir Henry.
(d) Potty Peake.

3. What happens to Lord Peter's car in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) Lord Peter has it painted a new color, red.
(c) Lord Peter wrecks it and gets it stuck in a ditch.
(d) It is entered in a race and Lord Peter wins.

4. Who do the Ashtons drive home in a snowstorm after finding him in his car on the side of the road, too ill with influenza to drive further?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(c) Sir Henry Thorpe.
(d) Will Thoday.

5. What flower grows in abundance in the Rectory garden at Easter?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the inquest concerning the stranger's corpse found by Mr. Gotobed, what does Dr. Baines say about the blows to the dead man's skull?

2. What breakfast does Mrs. Venables serve the bell ringers after their ceremony ends?

3. What book has Lord Peter written that Reverend Venables immediately associates with Lord Peter's name because he has read the book?

4. In what name does Bunter expect to find mail for the dead man?

5. What does Potty Peak claim to have witnessed happening to Legros in the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. How well does Hilary Thorpe get along with her Uncle Edward?

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

3. What does Lord Peter fish out of the churchyard well and how do these items relate to the murder of the unidentified corpse?

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

5. 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?

6. What reason does Jean Legros give his wife for his return to England?

7. What story does Jenkins tell Lord Peter about a stolen emerald necklace?

8. How does Jeff Deacon double-cross Nobby Cranton during the jewel heist?

9. What effect does World War I have on the Legros farm in France?

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

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