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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In France, why does Jeff Deacon pretend he's lost his ability to speak?
(a) He doesn't want anyone to find out he's German.
(b) He speaks French with a British accent.
(c) He has a lisp and is embarrassed by it.
(d) He doesn't want anyone to question him about his past.

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 church choir loft.
(c) From the church rooftop.
(d) From the ladder leading up to the belfry.

3. Who does Jean Legros turn out to be?
(a) Nobby Cranton.
(b) Jeff Deacon.
(c) Stephen Driver.
(d) Arthur Cobbleigh.

4. When the sluice gates break, who loses his life trying to save another man swept into the river?
(a) Potty Peake.
(b) James Thoday.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Hezekiah Lavender.

5. Which Fenchurch St. Paul parishioner has purchased several items identical to the one on which Lord Peter hoped to find fingerprints?
(a) Mrs. Gates.
(b) Emily.
(c) Will Thoday.
(d) Potty Peake.

6. Who kills Arthur Cobbleigh?
(a) Jeff Deacon
(b) Emily.
(c) James Thoday.
(d) Mrs. Gates.

7. The ringers of which church bell tend to live to ripe old age?
(a) Batty Thomas.
(b) Gaude.
(c) Tailor Paul.
(d) Dimity.

8. Whose photo does Lord Peter send to Suzanne Legros to be identified?
(a) Bunter's.
(b) Nobby Cranton's.
(c) Arthur Cobbleigh's.
(d) Hezekiah Lavender's.

9. What is the legend of the Fenchurch St. Paul bells?
(a) That wicked people fear them and their tones.
(b) That they protect the church.
(c) That they draw the angels.
(d) That they can cure illness.

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

11. What do the Fenchurch St. Paul newspapers say about the discovery of the missing Wilbraham emeralds?
(a) That Hilary Thorpe has inherited them.
(b) That Mary Thoday is the thief.
(c) That Scotland Yard has found them.
(d) Nothing, the story is kept out of the papers.

12. What flies out of the hiding place in the roof along with the emeralds?
(a) A bat.
(b) A robin.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A hornet.

13. What does Mrs. Wilbraham bequeath to Lord Peter?
(a) A talking parrot.
(b) Her limousine.
(c) Her stocks and bonds.
(d) Her emeralds.

14. What is the first thing Reverend Venables does once Lord Peter tells him the sluice gates are collapsing?
(a) He organizes beds in the church for the parishioners.
(b) He rings an alarm on the church bells.
(c) He solicits volunteers to help strengthen the gates.
(d) He stores food and blankets in the church.

15. 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) Everyone would realize Will isn't legally married.
(c) He fears people would suspect him of the crime.
(d) He suspects his wife has killed Deacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James Thoday rent and use to give himself an alibi in the murder of Jeff Deacon?

2. Who asks Lord Peter to warn Fenchurch St. Paul that the sluice gates are giving way?

3. How does James Thoday identify Jeff Deacon when he finds Deacon's corpse in the church belfry?

4. Who buys Mary Thoday a parrot?

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

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