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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Will Thoday Goes in Quick and Comes out Slow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an event from Jeff Deacon's life once Deacon is found guilty of stealing the emeralds?
(a) He is executed for the crime.
(b) He escapes from prison.
(c) He kills a jail guard.
(d) A skeleton in a prison jumpsuit is assumed to be him.

2. From what illness does Nobby Cranton suffer?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Rheumatic fever that affects his heart.

3. From where does Potty Peake observe Will Thoday's interactions with Jeff Deacon in the church belfry?
(a) From the ladder leading up to the belfry.
(b) From the church choir loft.
(c) From behind Abbot Thomas' tomb.
(d) From the church rooftop.

4. Who does Lord Peter think the man he sees on New Year's Day in Fenchurch St. Paul might be?
(a) Wally Pratt.
(b) Jeff Deacon.
(c) Nobby Cranton.
(d) Stephen Redmond.

5. Why does Nobby Cranton think the stolen Wilbraham emeralds are somewhere in the town of Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) Mary Thoday, to whom Deacon gave them, lives in the town.
(b) Deacon told a cell mate in prison they are in the town.
(c) Deacon never left town before his arrest.
(d) Deacon broke out of jail to return there to retrieve the jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Lord Peter find in the church belfry that he believes may yield fingerprints?

2. How does Nobby Cranton respond when Lord Peter shows him the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry?

3. Who is Mr. Russell?

4. Who is the Duke of Denver?

5. According to Nobby Cranton, who takes the stolen Wilbraham emeralds after the theft?

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