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? just outside of Coventry we are never told about twenty five miles from London, to the south-west about thirty five miles north of London, near Luton

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

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

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

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 Watson Dr MacLeod Dr Quimper Dr Haydock

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 Harold Crackenthorpe Colonel Bantry Sir Henry Clithering

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 Esmerelda Ottilie Griselda

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

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? policeman sculptor novelist museum curator