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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lord Peter Is Called Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Mary Thoday married when Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds are stolen?
(a) To Nobby Cranton.
(b) To Hezekiah Lavender.
(c) To Potty Peakes.
(d) To Jeff Deacon.

2. What nationality does Mrs. Venables think the dead man is?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

3. Why does Sir Henry have little money to leave his daughter after his death?
(a) He has gambled away the family fortune.
(b) He has lost his fortune in bad investments.
(c) His former butler embezzled most of the family's funds.
(d) He has recompensed Mrs. Wilbraham for her stolen jewels.

4. In what year was Tailor Paul made?
(a) 1358.
(b) 1614.
(c) 1592.
(d) 1915.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Potty Peak claim to have witnessed happening to Legros in the church?

2. What does the person to whom Hilary Thorpe sends the French paper she finds in the church belfry think the writing on the paper is?

3. How does Hilary Thorpe's Uncle Edward feel about Lord Peter's interest in sleuthing?

4. What does Will Thoday do with the money he withdraws from the bank on New Year's Eve?

5. Why doesn't Lord Peter think Will Thoday is the man who buried Legros in Lady Thorpe's grave?

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