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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which Fenchurch St. Paul farmer still cures his own bacon?
(a) Mr. Ashton.
(b) Jay Dutton.
(c) Harry Gotobed.
(d) Will Thoday.
2. Where does Lord Peter decide that the missing emeralds must be hidden?
(a) In the church venting system.
(b) In a church bathroom.
(c) Between the cherubims in the church roof.
(d) In the church in Reverend Venables' office.
3. What do the Fenchurch St. Paul newspapers say about the discovery of the missing Wilbraham emeralds?
(a) That Mary Thoday is the thief.
(b) That Scotland Yard has found them.
(c) That Hilary Thorpe has inherited them.
(d) Nothing, the story is kept out of the papers.
4. 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) Will Thoday.
(c) Potty Peake.
(d) Emily.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does James Thoday identify Jeff Deacon when he finds Deacon's corpse in the church belfry?
2. What are the emeralds wrapped in when they're discovered?
3. In France, why does Jeff Deacon pretend he's lost his ability to speak?
4. What does James Thoday rent and use to give himself an alibi in the murder of Jeff Deacon?
5. Who kills Arthur Cobbleigh?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Lord Peter and the police think that Arthur Cobbleigh and Jean Legros are the same man?
2. How does Lord Peter solve the mystery of Deacon's death and what does the cause of Deacon's death turn out to be?
3. What is Jeff Deacon's tie to Arthur Cobbleigh?
4. How does Will Thoday die, and how does his death redeem his character?
5. Why do Will and Mary Thoday have to remarry each other?
6. How does Lady Wilbraham respond when her stolen emeralds are found?
7. Why does Will Thoday take a large sum of money out of the bank and then redeposit it?
8. What aspect of the mystery of Jeff Deacon's death is Lord Peter still unable to solve one year after first becoming involved in the puzzle?
9. To whom does Lady Wilbraham leave her money when she dies and for what is she trying to atone in how she bequeaths her wealth?
10. What account of Deacon's death does Cranton give when charged with Deacon's murder?
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