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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 is Mrs. Gates?
(a) Mrs. Venables' sister.
(b) The Thorpe family's housekeeper.
(c) The cousin of Reverend Venables.
(d) A new church member.

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

3. Why does Jean Legros tell Suzanne he is going to England?
(a) To visit a sick friend.
(b) To dispose of some property and get money for the family.
(c) To straighten out some legal troubles.
(d) To divorce her.

4. At what event was Mrs. Wilbraham's emerald necklace stolen?
(a) At Hilary Thorpe's baptism.
(b) At Sir Henry and Lady Thorpe's wedding.
(c) At Lord Peter's Christmas Ball.
(d) At the church's New Year's Eve change-ringing ceremony.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?

2. Who does Nobby Cranton fear will recognize him in Fenchurch St. Paul despite his efforts to disguise himself?

3. To whom does Hilary Thorpe send the French paper she finds in the church belfry?

4. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?

5. Who interviews Mrs. Gates?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What educational and career plans does Hilary Thorpe express to her father before he dies?

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

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

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

8. Who is Superintendent Blundell?

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

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

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