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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nobby Cranton leave behind in the belfry when he flees it after finding Jeff Deacon?
(a) His handkerchief.
(b) His cigarette lighter.
(c) Deacon's cipher.
(d) His belt buckle.

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

3. What does Lord Peter have for dinner on Christmas Eve at the Rectory?
(a) Baked ham and sweet potatoes.
(b) Cold roast beef and trifle.
(c) Cold cuts and baked beans.
(d) Roast turkey and mashed potatoes.

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

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

6. What is the only area of Fenchurch St. Paul not covered in water?
(a) The church and rectory.
(b) The market square.
(c) Lord Peter's home.
(d) The Red House.

7. What does Reverend Venables ask his parishioners to bring to the church in baskets during the flood?
(a) Coffee and tea.
(b) Their cats, rabbits and guinea-pigs.
(c) Medical supplies.
(d) Loaves of bread and fruits and vegetables.

8. How many children do Will and Mary Thoday have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

9. Who is on the top of the bell-chamber ladder, able to witness James Thoday's removal of Deacon's body from the church?
(a) Mrs. Gates.
(b) Potty Peake.
(c) Nobby Cranton.
(d) Bunter.

10. Who do the police initially charge with the murder of Jean Legros?
(a) Mary Thoday.
(b) Nobby Cranton.
(c) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(d) James Thoday.

11. What church service do Will and Mary Thoday miss?
(a) The Easter Sunday service.
(b) A baptismal service.
(c) New Year's Eve service.
(d) The early service with Holy Communion.

12. Who provides Jeff Deacon with food while he's imprisoned in the church bellchamber?
(a) Mrs. Venables.
(b) Potty Peake.
(c) Mrs. Wilbraham.
(d) Will Thoday.

13. What brings Lord Peter and Bunter back to Fenchurch St. Paul a year after Deacon's murder?
(a) Another murder.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A holiday invitation from Hilary Thorpe.
(d) A holiday invitation from Mrs. Wilbraham.

14. Who takes Reverend Venables' keys while Jeff Deacon is hidden in the bell chamber?
(a) Emily.
(b) James Thoday.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Harry Gotobed.

15. Who does Mrs. Wilbraham designate as Hilary Thorpe's trustee in handling the affairs of her estate?
(a) Mrs. Venables.
(b) Mrs. Gates.
(c) Lord Peter.
(d) Bunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jean Legros turn out to be?

2. The ringers of which church bell tend to live to ripe old age?

3. Where does Lord Peter decide that the missing emeralds must be hidden?

4. In France, why does Jeff Deacon pretend he's lost his ability to speak?

5. How long do the villagers of Fenchurch St. Paul live in the church and Rectory before the waters recede?

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