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The World of Miss Marple

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Introduction:
"Let's travel to the little village of St Mary Mead, to visit Agatha Christie's Miss Marple."


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
    just outside of Coventry
    about thirty five miles north of London, near Luton
    about twenty five miles from London, to the south-west


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


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?
    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?
    Joyce Lempriere
    Lucy Eyelesbarrow
    Dolly Bantry
    Gwenda Reed


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?
    Griselda
    Ottilie
    Appalonia
    Esmerelda


9. Inspector Dermont Craddock appears in several Miss Marple books. What is his relationship to her?
    he is her nephew
    he is her friend Sir Henry Clithering's godson
    he is an old school friend's son
    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


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