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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 Mrs. Venables think the dead man is married?
(a) He has a wedding ring in his pocket.
(b) His ring finger has a white band of skin where a ring was.
(c) His clothes are neatly mended.
(d) He is middle-aged and most men his age are married.

2. How long has Jean Legros been missing when Suzanne writes him a letter and sends it to England to try to find him?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Five months.

3. Who is the first character introduced in the novel?
(a) Will Thoday.
(b) Lord Peter Wimsey.
(c) Reverend Venables.
(d) Bunter.

4. What kind of money is found in the dead man's pocket?
(a) Counterfeit American dollars.
(b) A French coin.
(c) Counterfeit British pounds.
(d) Italian lira.

5. What other paper does the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry match?
(a) Mrs. Wilbraham's personal stationery.
(b) Lady Thorpe's personal stationery.
(c) The paper on which Suzanne Legros writes her husband.
(d) The pages in Mary Thoday's diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bell does Hezekiah Lavender ring?

2. How does Nobby Cranton try to disguise himself upon his return to Fenchurch St. Paul?

3. Why does Jean Legros tell Suzanne he is going to England?

4. Why does Sir Henry have little money to leave his daughter after his death?

5. Why does M. Rozier want Lord Peter to dine with him at his home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what suspicious behavior does Will Thoday engage around New Year's, the time of the murder?

3. How does a letter for Paul Taylor eliminate Cranton as the corpse from Lady Thorpe's grave?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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