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Quiz about Towards Zero
Quiz about Towards Zero

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.
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Author
zorba_scank
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,497
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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488
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where had Thomas Royde come from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the child Mr. Treeves was speaking about and what physical peculiarity did he or she have? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who would inherit Sir Matthew's estate on Lady Camilla's death? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What did Thomas call Audrey and Kay? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did Mr. Treeves die? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What did Superintendent Battle refer to Nevile as? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Was Audrey left-handed?


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the only person besides Nevile who knew about Adrian and Audrey? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ted Latimer knew how to swim.


Question 10 of 10
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



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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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