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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. What breakfast does Mrs. Venables serve the bell ringers after their ceremony ends?
(a) Pancakes and sausage.
(b) Coffee, eggs, and bacon.
(c) French toast and fresh strawberries.
(d) Porridge and milk.

2. Who does Lord Peter think the man he sees on New Year's Day in Fenchurch St. Paul might be?
(a) Stephen Redmond.
(b) Jeff Deacon.
(c) Nobby Cranton.
(d) Wally Pratt.

3. How many children does Suzanne Legros have?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. What book has Lord Peter written that Reverend Venables immediately associates with Lord Peter's name because he has read the book?
(a) The English Aristocracy Today.
(b) Change-Ringing Made Easy.
(c) Notes on the Collection of Incunabula.
(d) Traveling in the Fens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality does Mrs. Venables think the dead man is?

2. What is Suzanne Legros' reaction when M. Rozier and Lord Peter show her the undergarments of the dead man found in Lady Thorpe's grave?

3. Why can't Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night at the Red Cow, the local inn in Fenchurch St. Paul?

4. To what event does Lord Peter go to find out more about the body found in Lady Thorpe's grave?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What similarities are there between Hilary Thorpe and Lord Peter?

8. Why does Nobby Cranton return to Fenchurch St. Paul after his release from prison?

9. Who is Superintendent Blundell?

10. With what important ceremony does Reverend Venables hope to bring in the new year at Fenchurch St. Paul and how does Lord Peter Wimsey assist in the ceremony?

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