The World of Miss Marple

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1. We all know that Miss Marple lives in a little English village, but where exactly in England IS St Mary Mead? we are never told about twenty five miles from London, to the south-west about thirty five miles north of London, near Luton just outside of Coventry

2. What is the name of Miss Marple's house? Danemead Hurlstone Reachfar Abbey Grange

3. Who do the older residents of St Mary Mead call when they want a taxi? Inch Furlong Pound Ounce

4. One of Miss Marple's favorite pastimes is forbidden to her by her doctor, in the later books. What is it? gardening knitting solving mysteries watercolor painting

5. Shame on that doctor, putting an end to all Miss Marple's fun! What is the name of the doctor in St Mary Mead, anyway? Dr MacLeod Dr Watson Dr Haydock Dr Quimper

6. A good friend of Miss Marple's lived for many years at Gossington Hall, just outside the village ("The Body in the Library" was found there). What is her name? Dolly Bantry Gwenda Reed Lucy Eyelesbarrow Joyce Lempriere

7. One of Miss Marple's friends is a former Commissioner of Scotland Yard. What is his name? Mr Petherick Sir Henry Clithering Colonel Bantry Sir Harold Crackenthorpe

8. In "Murder at the Vicarage", it looks for a time as if the vicar's much younger wife, a friend of Miss Marple's, is implicated in the crime. What is her name? Appalonia Griselda Ottilie Esmerelda

9. Inspector Dermont Craddock appears in several Miss Marple books. What is his relationship to her? he is her friend Sir Henry Clithering's godson he is an old school friend's son he is her nephew he grew up next door, at his aunt, Miss Wetherby's, house

10. Miss Marple would hardly ever get out of her village, if not for her nephew, who brings her to London on occasion, and sends her on vacations. His name is Raymond West - what is his occupation? sculptor novelist museum curator policeman