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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 Samuel Snell?
(a) The real husband of Mary Thoday.
(b) The real emerald thief.
(c) The killer of Jean Legros.
(d) A Tailor Paul ringer who lives to be seventy-six.

2. How long do the villagers of Fenchurch St. Paul live in the church and Rectory before the waters recede?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Eight days.
(d) A month.

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

4. To what other Fenchurch St. Paul parishioner is Emily related?
(a) Mary Thoday.
(b) Mrs. Venables.
(c) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

5. Which Fenchurch St. Paul farmer still cures his own bacon?
(a) Will Thoday.
(b) Mr. Ashton.
(c) Jay Dutton.
(d) Harry Gotobed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wilbraham do once her necklace is returned to her?

2. When Jeff Deacon tells Will Thoday he's come back to Fenchurch for money, what does Will think Deacon means?

3. For what does Will Thoday initially mistake Jeff Deacon upon discovering him in the church?

4. How is Will Thoday planning to get Jeff Deacon out of town until he becomes too ill with the flu to carry out his plan?

5. What food does Will Thoday take to Jeff Deacon while he imprisons Deacon in the church belfry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Suzanne Legros react when she is sent a photograph of Arthur Cobbleigh?

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

6. Why does Will Thoday take a large sum of money out of the bank and then redeposit it?

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

8. Who mutilates Deacon's body after his death and for what reason is the corpse mutilated?

9. What brings Lord Peter back to Fenchurch St. Paul one year after he abandons the mystery of Jeff Deacon's murder?

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

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