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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Hillyard give Harriet from Peter?

2. Who teases Peter about Harriet?

3. Who sets up a system of patrols in Chapter 12?

4. Where does Peter eat dinner on Monday evening?

5. How is the culprit supposed to have exited the science lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harriet surprised to see Peter in Oxford?

2. What does Peter tell Harriet that he values about her, and why does this surprise her?

3. How do Harriet and Peter spend the afternoon of his first day in Oxford?

4. Why does Harriet accuse Miss Hillyard of smashing her chess set?

5. Why does Peter not tell the Warden the name of his suspect?

6. How does Harriet respond to Pomfret's avowal of devotion?

7. How is Harriet attacked?

8. How does Peter suggest that Harriet alter her novel?

9. What do the women discuss with Peter over coffee?

10. How do Harriet and Peter examine the science lab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An element of detective fiction is that the author leaves obscure clues as to who is responsible. Find four of these clues from Gaudy Night and explain how they point to Annie as the culprit.

Essay Topic 2

At one point, Peter dines with the faculty members. Answer the following questions about this event.

1) What are two topics discussed during the evening, and what are the opinions given concerning those topics?

2) How does Peter use information he gathers from this evening to solve the mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the three gifts that Peter has given Harriet. Compare the first two. What is significant about the third? How does Harriet react to each one?

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