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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 does Mrs. Wilbraham designate as Hilary Thorpe's trustee in handling the affairs of her estate?
(a) Bunter.
(b) Lord Peter.
(c) Mrs. Venables.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

2. Who does Jean Legros turn out to be?
(a) Arthur Cobbleigh.
(b) Stephen Driver.
(c) Jeff Deacon.
(d) Nobby Cranton.

3. The ringers of which church bell tend to live to ripe old age?
(a) Batty Thomas.
(b) Gaude.
(c) Dimity.
(d) Tailor Paul.

4. What brings Lord Peter and Bunter back to Fenchurch St. Paul a year after Deacon's murder?
(a) A holiday invitation from Mrs. Wilbraham.
(b) Another murder.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A holiday invitation from Hilary Thorpe.

5. What makes the police and Lord Peter certain that Will Thoday could not have buried Jeff Deacon in Lady Thorpe's grave?
(a) Will is ill and weak from influenza at the time of the murder.
(b) Will is not a violent man.
(c) The evidence does not implicate Will as the killer.
(d) Will has an airtight alibi for the night of the murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nobby Cranton leave behind in the belfry when he flees it after finding Jeff Deacon?

2. One year after Deacon's murder, how much deeper is the River Wale due to a rainy season?

3. What family owns the Red House?

4. What role does Bunter have while waiting out the flood in the church?

5. Who buys Mary Thoday a parrot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary Thoday react when Lord Peter shows her the cipher, and what does her reaction indicate?

2. What account of Deacon's death does Cranton give when charged with Deacon's murder?

3. What does the behavior of the villagers during the flood indicate about the closeness of the people and the church's role in their lives?

4. Why does Bunter get upset with Emily over the beer bottle found in the vestry?

5. What surprising news is revealed about Deacon's murder when James and Will Thoday are left alone in a room with a hidden microphone?

6. How does Lord Peter solve the mystery of Deacon's death and what does the cause of Deacon's death turn out to be?

7. What is Jeff Deacon's tie to Arthur Cobbleigh?

8. What aspect of the mystery of Jeff Deacon's death is Lord Peter still unable to solve one year after first becoming involved in the puzzle?

9. Discuss the religious symbolism in the flood of Fenchurch St. Paul and the villagers' experience in the church during the flood.

10. How does Will Thoday die, and how does his death redeem his character?

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