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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. With whom do Lord Peter and Bunter read the letter to the dead man from Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Reverend Venables.
(b) Hilary Thorpe.
(c) Superintendent Blundell.
(d) Mrs. Venables.

2. What does the person to whom Hilary Thorpe sends the French paper she finds in the church belfry think the writing on the paper is?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A confession.
(c) A musical composition.
(d) A cipher.

3. What does Will Thoday do with the money he withdraws from the bank on New Year's Eve?
(a) He buys a train ticket to Italy.
(b) He returns it to the bank when Legros is killed.
(c) He buys a gun.
(d) He buys a knife.

4. In what room at the Rectory does Lord Peter study the French underclothing found on the dead stranger?
(a) The schoolroom.
(b) The library.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The kitchen.

5. Where do Lord Peter and Superintendent Blundell find the missing bell rope?
(a) In Potty Peakes' house.
(b) In Lord Peter's car.
(c) In the churchyard well.
(d) In the Rectory hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Will Thoday withdraw from the bank on New Year's Eve?

2. What color is the stamp on the letter that Bunter is given at the post office when he pretends to be the dead man?

3. How old is Hilary Thorpe?

4. What name is the letter addressed to instead of the name Bunter expects?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the pseudonym of Paul Taylor for the French letter's recipient reinforce the motif of the church bells?

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

3. Who is Superintendent Blundell?

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Venables deduce about the mysterious male corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave when she sees his French underclothes?

7. What does the sluice-keeper complain about in the chapter entitled "Tailor Paul is Called Before With a Single," and what does his complaint foreshadow?

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

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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