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Ngaio Marsh

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Introduction:
"Ngaio Marsh wrote a long series of mysteries. See what you remember about them - and her!"


1. What is the name of Ms. Marsh's hero?
    Hilaire Belloc
    Inspector Fox
    Roderick Alleyn
    Nigel Alleyn


2. Ngaio Marsh was given the title "Dame of the British Empire" for her mystery writing.
    True
    False


3. What is Alleyn's wife's name?
    Agatha Troy
    Dame Angela Alleyn
    Marcella Alleyn
    Rosemary Wells


4. What was Mrs. Alleyn known for?
    painting
    dance
    sculpture
    theater


5. Where does Ngaio Marsh set many of her novels?
    In the theater
    In Paris
    On the streets of London
    On board ships


6. Who is Alleyn's friend and self-appointed Watson?
    Nigel Bathgate
    Jeremy Donne
    William Wilson
    Michael Moor


7. Who of the following did not help Superintendent Alleyn solve his mysteries?
    Inspector Fox
    Inspector Sugg
    Detective-Sargeant Baily
    Detective-Sargeant Thompson


8. What did Ngaio Marsh call her autobiography?
    A Life Well Spent
    Ngaio Means Bush
    Roderick and Me
    Black Beech and Honeydew


9. Many of her books feature ingenious ways to kill the victim. Which of these was NOT used?
    A pistol wedged into the workings of a piano
    A poisoned dart in a bar
    A bottle of champagne dropped from the ceiling
    A whaling harpoon swinging from a ship's mast


10. Ms. Marsh was born in New Zealand.
    True
    False


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