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Quiz about Murder With MirrorsMiss Marple

'Murder With Mirrors'--Miss Marple Quiz

When Miss Jane Marple visits an old friend, can murder be far behind? Warning: the killer will be revealed at the end of the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,362

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1406

Last 3 plays: christiebohne (9/15), Guest 217 (11/15), Guest 2 (12/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Who asked Miss Marple to visit Stonygates and see if all was well with Carrie Louise? Hint

Christian Gulbrandsen

Lewis Serrocold

Ruth Van Rydock

Mildred Strete

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2. What kind of establishment was Stonygates? Hint

Facility for unwed mothers

Training center for juvenile criminals

Bed and Breakfast inn

Home for orphans of Word War II

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3. What was Christian Gulbrandsen's relationship to Carrie Louise Serrocold? Hint

He was her stepson from her first marriage.

He was her brother-in-law.

He was her ex-boyfriend.

He was Carrie Louise's first husband.

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4. Which of the following people did not really fit in at Stonygates? Hint

Wally

Stephen

Mildred

Gina

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5. Who was locked in the study with Lewis on the night of Christian Gulbrandsen's murder, and was heard from the Hall threatening Lewis with a revolver? Hint

Dr. Maverick

Wally Hudd

Edgar Lawson

Stephen Restarick

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6. Who discovered Christian Gulbrandsen's body? Hint

Jane Marple

Carrie Louise

Miss Bellever

Gina Hudd

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7. What did Miss Marple notice was missing from the murder scene? Hint

Gulbrandsen's journal

The book he had been reading

His rings and wallet

Paper in the typewriter

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8. What reason did Lewis give Inspector Curry for Christian's unexpected visit to Stonygates? Hint

He was going to expose Wally's unsavory past.

He thought Carrie Louise was being poisoned.

He wanted to see his friend Jane Marple.

He knew Mildred was being blackmailed.

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9. Whose card was tucked in the poisoned chocolates sent to Carrie Louise? Hint

Lewis's

Stephen's

Alex's

Gina's

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10. Who bragged to Gina that he was out on the Stonygates grounds the night of Christian's murder and knew who the killer was? Hint

Alex

Ernie

Edgar

Wally

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11. Counting Christian, how many people were murdered in this book? Hint

Five

Two

Three

Four

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12. What was the motive for Christian's murder? Hint

He knew that Wally was an American mobster.

Christian knew who was blackmailing Mildred.

He knew vast sums had been embezzled from the Gulbrandsen Trust.

He knew Stephen was poisoning Carrie Louise.

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13. How did Lewis die? Hint

He was shot by the person who killed Christian.

He drowned in the pond.

Gina ran over him with her car.

He killed himself with arsenic.

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14. Who was the young man who passed himself off as Edgar Lawson? Hint

Wally's half-brother

Undercover policeman

Gina's secret lover

Lewis's son

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15. True or False. Christian Gulbrandsen was murdered by the young man posing as Edgar Lawson.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who asked Miss Marple to visit Stonygates and see if all was well with Carrie Louise?

Answer: Ruth Van Rydock

The three had been friends since their school days.

2. What kind of establishment was Stonygates?

Answer: Training center for juvenile criminals

Ruth told Jane Marple that Stonygates was a 'training establishment for juvenile criminals, complete with psychiatrists...and all the rest'.

3. What was Christian Gulbrandsen's relationship to Carrie Louise Serrocold?

Answer: He was her stepson from her first marriage.

Carrie Louise's much older first husband was Christian Gulbrandsen's father.

4. Which of the following people did not really fit in at Stonygates?

Answer: Wally

Wally Hudd, Gina's new American husband, was considered an outsider. Gina was Carrie Louise's granddaughter by her beloved adopted daughter, Pippa. Mildred was Carrie Louise's natural daughter. Stephen Restarick, the son of Carrie Louise's charming second husband and a Russian actress, was raised by Carrie Louise when his parents died.

5. Who was locked in the study with Lewis on the night of Christian Gulbrandsen's murder, and was heard from the Hall threatening Lewis with a revolver?

Answer: Edgar Lawson

This little drama was where the book got its title. It was all an elaborate misdirection such as a magician uses. It was staged to draw the attention of those in the Great Hall from the murder that was taking place upstairs.

6. Who discovered Christian Gulbrandsen's body?

Answer: Miss Bellever

Miss Bellever wore many hats. She was Carrie Louise's secretary and companion, and watched over her like a hawk.

7. What did Miss Marple notice was missing from the murder scene?

Answer: Paper in the typewriter

Miss Marple was as sharp as a tack! She saw Christian sitting in front of the typewriter as if he had been typing a letter when he was shot--but the typewriter was empty.

8. What reason did Lewis give Inspector Curry for Christian's unexpected visit to Stonygates?

Answer: He thought Carrie Louise was being poisoned.

Lewis told the police that Christian suspected Carrie Louise was being poisoned. Christian had never meet Miss Marple until his unexpected visit to Stonygates.

9. Whose card was tucked in the poisoned chocolates sent to Carrie Louise?

Answer: Alex's

Alex's card was tucked into the box, but he did not sent the chocolates.

10. Who bragged to Gina that he was out on the Stonygates grounds the night of Christian's murder and knew who the killer was?

Answer: Ernie

Ernie Gregg was one of Stonygates's juvenile inhabitants. That boasting got poor Ernie murdered, too!

11. Counting Christian, how many people were murdered in this book?

Answer: Three

The murdered characters were Christian, Ernie and Alex. Ernie and Alex were crushed when the big counterweight at theater was dropped on them.

12. What was the motive for Christian's murder?

Answer: He knew vast sums had been embezzled from the Gulbrandsen Trust.

He had discovered that vast sums had been transferred from the Gulbrandsen Trust.

13. How did Lewis die?

Answer: He drowned in the pond.

When the young man posing as Edgar Lawson rowed out on the pond in a leaky boat, Lewis jumped in to save him. It was a vain attempt, as both drowned.

14. Who was the young man who passed himself off as Edgar Lawson?

Answer: Lewis's son

Carrie Louise told Jane that the young man known as Edgar was really the son of Lewis from an old love affair with an actress.

15. True or False. Christian Gulbrandsen was murdered by the young man posing as Edgar Lawson.

Answer: False

It was Lewis! While the fake Edgar answered back to Lewis's taped voice, Lewis ran out and shot Christian. He would have gotten away with it, too, except that Miss Marple remembered the goldfish trick with mirrors she had seen as a girl! Well done, Miss Marple!

Source: Author LindaC007

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