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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. How old is Hilary Thorpe?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

2. Who does Potty Peake claim to have seen talking in the church with Legros before the man's murder?
(a) Jeff Deacon.
(b) Will Thoday.
(c) James Thoday.
(d) Nobby Cranton.

3. 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?
(a) He believes they all occurred after death.
(b) He believes they caused the man's death.
(c) He believes they were caused by a fireplace poker.
(d) He believes they were caused by a baseball bat.

4. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) Mary Thoday, to whom Deacon gave them, lives in the town.
(b) Deacon never left town before his arrest.
(c) Deacon broke out of jail to return there to retrieve the jewels.
(d) Deacon told a cell mate in prison they are in the town.

5. How does Jean Legros get his name?
(a) He is named after a famous French politician.
(b) He is named after his grandfather.
(c) Suzanne names him when he can't recall his real name.
(d) He is named after a famous French actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after Lady Thorpe's funeral, where does Mrs. Gates find her wreath instead of on the grave where it was placed?

2. How many children does Suzanne Legros have?

3. What does Will Thoday do with the money he withdraws from the bank on New Year's Eve?

4. In the first chapter of the book, where does Reverend Venables suggest that Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night?

5. Which of the following people does not have a key to the belfry stairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What circumstance brings Lord Peter Wimsey to Fenchurch St. Paul?

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

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

4. What does Hilary Thorpe send Lord Peter via the mail, and how does Lord Peter think the document fits into the mystery of Jean Legros?

5. Why do the police believe Jeff Deacon is dead?

6. What unique narrative techniques does Dorothy L. Sayers use in The Nine Tailors?

7. How does Nobby Cranton react when Lord Peter shows him the cipher written on French paper and what does his reaction indicate?

8. Why do Superintendent Blundell and Lord Peter suspect that the Thoday brothers may have been involved in the death of Jean Legros?

9. Why does Lord Peter end up going to France to make inquiries about Paul Taylor instead of Superintendent Blundell or the Chief Constable?

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

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