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Quiz about The Thirteen Problems The Sixth Problem

"The Thirteen Problems" - The Sixth Problem Quiz

This quiz is about the chapter entitled "The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems". spoilers

A multiple-choice quiz by amyvsmith. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
amyvsmith

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,566

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
205

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What relation is Mabel to Miss Marple? Hint

Niece

Granddaughter

Cousin

None

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Question 2 of 10

2. How old was Mabel when she married Geoffrey Denman? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Miss Marple send to the bank when she went to visit Mabel? Hint

King Henry Chalice

King George Plate

King Charles Tankard

Queen Victoria Vase

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was initially thought to be the cause of Geoffrey Denman's death? Hint

Pneumonia

Choking

Head Wound

Poisoned Mushrooms

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Question 5 of 10

5. Geoffrey and Mabel had argued before he died.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What had Mabel bought at the chemist's shop before Geoffrey's death that had caused tongues to wag in the village?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the shortsighted old doctor who administered to Geoffrey Denman? Hint

Roberts

Rawlinson

Robinson

Reaper

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Geoffrey Denman was exhumed, an autopsy showed that he had died from arsenic poisoning.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Miss Marple stopped in the High Street to pray and close her eyes as she was weighing up the situation. When she opened them again, which shop window was she looking in? Hint

Butcher

Fishmongers

Baker

Dressmaker

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Question 10 of 10

10. What word was Geoffrey Denman trying to say before he died?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What relation is Mabel to Miss Marple?

Answer: Niece

Miss Marple tells this story about her niece Mabel who has written to her in distress following the death of her husband, Geoffrey.

2. How old was Mabel when she married Geoffrey Denman?

Answer: 22

Miss Marple says that the family and friends were not sure about them as a match but that young girls will always be stubborn when it comes to romance.

3. What did Miss Marple send to the bank when she went to visit Mabel?

Answer: King Charles Tankard

Miss Marple goes to visit Mabel after writing to her following her husband's death. She puts her maid Clara on board wages and sends the tankard to the bank where she knows that it will be safe.

4. What was initially thought to be the cause of Geoffrey Denman's death?

Answer: Poisoned Mushrooms

It was initially thought that he had eaten bad mushrooms at dinner the night before he died. The cook is said to be most upset that if that was the case then she was the one who gave them to him.

5. Geoffrey and Mabel had argued before he died.

Answer: True

Miss Marple says that Mabel can be difficult and that her husband had been known to raise his voice before. She also asks if the servants had heard them argue. Mabel naively answers that they weren't in the room but Miss Marple suspects that they were right outside the door.

6. What had Mabel bought at the chemist's shop before Geoffrey's death that had caused tongues to wag in the village?

Answer: arsenic

Mabel says that she had bought the arsenic as she was unhappy and had decided to kill herself. However, she had second thoughts and threw the arsenic away.

7. What was the name of the shortsighted old doctor who administered to Geoffrey Denman?

Answer: Rawlinson

Miss Marple says that Dr. Rawlinson was very old and she doubts how much he could really have taken in when he examined Geoffrey.

8. When Geoffrey Denman was exhumed, an autopsy showed that he had died from arsenic poisoning.

Answer: false

The autopsy showed that there was nothing visible to show how Geoffrey Denman had died. This did not stop the village gossip as they decided that Mabel must have poisoned him with an obscure and undetectable poison.

9. Miss Marple stopped in the High Street to pray and close her eyes as she was weighing up the situation. When she opened them again, which shop window was she looking in?

Answer: Fishmongers

She looked up and saw the fish in the window and had an idea that helped her to solve the case. When she is telling this story, the others in the room have to stifle their giggles at this.

10. What word was Geoffrey Denman trying to say before he died?

Answer: pilocarpine

When Miss Marple questions the staff at the house they agree that it sounded like he was saying a heap of fish but they could not be more specific. Mr. Denman was saying this because pilocarpine is an antidote to the atropine that he had been poisoned with by his father.

Source: Author amyvsmith

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"The Thirteen Problems" - The Sixth Problem Quiz

This quiz is about the chapter entitled "The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems". *spoilers*

This quiz is about the chapter entitled "The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems". spoilers