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Towards Zero | 10 Question Literature Multiple Choice Quiz

All the evidence seems to point towards Nevile Strange but Superintendent Battle suspects a 'fine Italian hand' in the murder of Lady Camilla Tressilian.

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

Author
zorba_scank

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,497

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
478

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (10/10), Guest 79 (5/10), Guest 82 (8/10).

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1. Where had Thomas Royde come from? Hint

Ceylon

The Philippines

Malaya

India

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2. Who was the child Mr. Treeves was speaking about and what physical peculiarity did he or she have? Hint

Mary Aldin who had a lock of white hair since childhood.

Nevile Strange whose left hand little finger was shorter than his right.

Ted Latimer who had an odd-shaped skull.

Audrey Strange who had a scar on her left ear.

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3. Who would inherit Sir Matthew's estate on Lady Camilla's death? Hint

Nevile and Kay

None of them. The money would go to a charity.

Mary Aldin

Nevile and Audrey

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4. What did Thomas call Audrey and Kay? Hint

Snow White and Rose Red

Cinderella and the Ugly Stepsister

Beauty and the Beast

Ice Maiden and Redhead

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5. How did Mr. Treeves die? Hint

He was strangulated.

He had a heart attack.

He drowned when his boat capsized.

He was stabbed.

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6. What did Superintendent Battle refer to Nevile as? Hint

Champ

Bluebeard

Mr. Perfect

Pukka Sahib

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8. Who was the only person besides Nevile who knew about Adrian and Audrey? Hint

Kay Strange

Mary Aldin

Thomas Royde

Camilla Tressilian

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9. Ted Latimer knew how to swim.

True

False

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10. How did Superintendent Battle guess that Andrew MacWhirter had lied about seeing a man climb a rope to enter the house on the night Lady Camilla had been murdered? Hint

Andrew was short-sighted.

It had been raining that night and there was poor visibility.

Andrew had gone to London that night.

It had been a new moon night.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where had Thomas Royde come from?

Answer: Malaya

It had been almost eight years since he had last visited England. Audrey was an orphan who had been brought up by Thomas' family.

2. Who was the child Mr. Treeves was speaking about and what physical peculiarity did he or she have?

Answer: Nevile Strange whose left hand little finger was shorter than his right.

Mr. Treeves said he would be able to recognize the child even now because of a certain physical peculiarity, though he refused to divulge what it was.

3. Who would inherit Sir Matthew's estate on Lady Camilla's death?

Answer: Nevile and Audrey

Kay had assumed that she and Nevile would inherit the money since she was his present wife. However it had been clearly stated in the will that the money would go to Nevile and Audrey.

4. What did Thomas call Audrey and Kay?

Answer: Snow White and Rose Red

The names suited them since Audrey was of a pale colouring while Kay was full of beauty and vitality.

5. How did Mr. Treeves die?

Answer: He had a heart attack.

Mr. Treeves had a heart attack. Since the lift was out of order, he ended up climbing three floors to his room which resulted in a heart attack.

6. What did Superintendent Battle refer to Nevile as?

Answer: Bluebeard

Bluebeard was a fictional character who had seven wives. Superintendent Battle called Nevile 'Bluebeard' since he had been married twice. Ted Latimer and Kay both called Nevile 'pukka sahib'.

7. Was Audrey left-handed?

Answer: Yes

The murder seemed to have been committed by a left-handed person. This was done to throw suspicion on Audrey.

8. Who was the only person besides Nevile who knew about Adrian and Audrey?

Answer: Thomas Royde

Audrey had left Nevile to be with Adrian. Before he died in a car accident, Adrian had written to his brother, Thomas, about this. Everyone else was under the impression that Nevile had divorced Audrey to marry Kay.

9. Ted Latimer knew how to swim.

Answer: False

Superintendent Battle pushed him into the river to check if this was true.

10. How did Superintendent Battle guess that Andrew MacWhirter had lied about seeing a man climb a rope to enter the house on the night Lady Camilla had been murdered?

Answer: It had been raining that night and there was poor visibility.

Andrew MacWhirter had actually gone down to Starkhead one night before the murder took place. Superintendent Battle knew that Andrew couldn't have seen anything the night the murder took place since it had been raining.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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