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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Lord Peter find in the church belfry that he believes may yield fingerprints?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A cigarette lighter.
(c) An empty beer bottle.
(d) A ballpoint pen.

2. What is the weather like in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) It's snowing.
(b) It's raining.
(c) It's foggy.
(d) It's hot.

3. What does Hilary Thorpe want to be when she grows up?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A writer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A missionary.

4. How does Reverend Venables help his parishioners pay their tithes?
(a) He gives them jobs to earn money to use to tithe.
(b) He serves as pastor for free so the church has more money.
(c) He loans them money to do so.
(d) He advises them on investments to help them prosper.

5. About what has Reverend Venables written a brochure that he gives Lord Peter to read?
(a) The gospel of Luke.
(b) The history of Fenchurch St. Paul.
(c) The history of the Anglican church.
(d) Change-ringing.

6. How many children does Suzanne Legros have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

7. After the bell ringing ceremony, what news does the Reverend Venables receive about Lady Thorpe?
(a) She is dying of influenza.
(b) She is in a coma after a car accident.
(c) She is going to give the church a large donation.
(d) She has fallen and broken her hip.

8. At what event was Mrs. Wilbraham's emerald necklace stolen?
(a) At the church's New Year's Eve change-ringing ceremony.
(b) At Sir Henry and Lady Thorpe's wedding.
(c) At Hilary Thorpe's baptism.
(d) At Lord Peter's Christmas Ball.

9. About what does the sluice-keeper complain when Lord Peter and Bunter drive past the sluice gates?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His rheumatism.
(c) The state of his gates.
(d) The weather.

10. How much money does Will Thoday withdraw from the bank on New Year's Eve?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Two hundred dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

11. What name is the letter addressed to instead of the name Bunter expects?
(a) Thomas Penn.
(b) Theodore Venables.
(c) Quentin Rochester.
(d) Paul Taylor.

12. What is Reverend Venables' first name?
(a) Theodore.
(b) James.
(c) Addison.
(d) William.

13. What other paper does the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry match?
(a) The paper on which Suzanne Legros writes her husband.
(b) The pages in Mary Thoday's diary.
(c) Lady Thorpe's personal stationery.
(d) Mrs. Wilbraham's personal stationery.

14. Why can't Lord Peter and Bunter spend the night at the Red Cow, the local inn in Fenchurch St. Paul?
(a) They have no money to pay for lodging.
(b) The Red Cow doesn't have room for them.
(c) The Red Cow has burned down.
(d) The Red Cow has closed for remodeling.

15. 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?
(a) A cipher.
(b) A confession.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A musical composition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Mrs. Venables serve Lord Peter and Bunter when she first meets them?

2. What is Bunter's relationship to Lord Peter Wimsey?

3. Who does Nobby Cranton fear will recognize him in Fenchurch St. Paul despite his efforts to disguise himself?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe the status of Suzanne Legros at the end of the war in 1918?

5. How long has Mrs. Gates been working as the Thorpe family housekeeper?

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