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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. When Will Thoday realizes the body in Lady Thorpe's grave is Jeff Deacon's, why doesn't he tell anyone?
(a) He is glad Deacon is dead.
(b) He fears people would suspect him of the crime.
(c) Everyone would realize Will isn't legally married.
(d) He suspects his wife has killed Deacon.

2. For what does Will Thoday initially mistake Jeff Deacon upon discovering him in the church?
(a) A maintenance man.
(b) A rector.
(c) A burglar.
(d) A choir member.

3. When Mrs. Wilbraham dies, what is clasped in her hand?
(a) Her emeralds.
(b) A bottle of sleeping pills.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) A photo of her late husband.

4. How do the police try to get Will and James Thoday to confess to Jeff Deacon's murder?
(a) They claim to have evidence incriminating the brothers.
(b) They put the brothers in a room with a hidden microphone.
(c) They lie about having an eyewitness to the crime.
(d) They tell each that the other has confessed.

5. What food does Will Thoday take to Jeff Deacon while he imprisons Deacon in the church belfry?
(a) Eggs and Bacon.
(b) Bread and cheese and beer.
(c) Pizza and cola.
(d) Fried chicken and biscuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emily, the Rectory maid, threaten to quit?

2. What does the proverb "Nine Tailors make a man" mean in Fenchurch St. Paul?

3. Whose handwriting do the officials at Maidstone Gaol decide is on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?

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

5. What is the only area of Fenchurch St. Paul not covered in water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why does Will Thoday initially believe Deacon has returned to Fenchurch St. Paul and what is the actual reason Deacon has returned?

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

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

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

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