Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel | Short Essay Answer Key

Short Essay Answer Key

1. Where is Lord Peter Wimsey at the beginning of the novel, and why does he find he needs to return home?

At the beginning of the novel, Lord Peter Wimsey is in a taxi at Piccadilly Circus heading for an auction of rare books. He realizes that he has forgotten his catalog for the auction and decides to return home to collect it.

2. What does Peter's mother tell him on the telephone in Chapter 1?

When Peter returns home, his servant Bunter tells Peter his mother is on the phone. Peter's mother tells him the story of an architect named Alfred Thipps who has discovered a dead body in his bathtub. She also says that the body was nude but for a pair of pince-nez glasses.

3. What does Peter tell Bunter before he leaves to investigate at Thipps' apartment?

Before leaving to investigate...
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