Gaudy Night | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1-2

1. What is Harriet daydreaming about in the first paragraph of The Gaudy Night?

Shrewsbury College.

2. In Chapter 1, which old friend of Harriet's is ill and urges her to attend a school event?

Mary Stokes.

3. How does Harriet arrive at Oxford in Chapter 1?

By car.

4. What event does Harriet first attend when she visits Shrewsbury College?

Unveiling of the clock.

5. Which old classmate of Harriet's is an archaeologist?

Phoebe Tucker.

6. What does Harriet do for a living?

Writes mysteries.

7. Several of Harriet's classmates ask her about which Lord?

Peter Wimsey.

8. After the Gaudy Dinner, who invites Harriet for coffee?

The Dean.

9. While having coffee after the Gaudy Dinner, who questions Harriet about the type of books she writes?

Miss Barton.

10. Of what had Harriet been accused by the police?

Murder.

11. Who walks with...
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