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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. Who hates Oxford and attends only because of her parents' wishes?

2. Whose manuscript has been mutilated in an act of vandalism?

3. Where had the gowns been burnt?

4. Which student stole Miss Cattermole's fiancé?

5. Who tries to blackmail Pomfret for climbing over the college wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the vandalism of the New Library, what do the Warden and Harriet decide about the investigation?

2. What does Harriet choose to tell the faculty about the figure hanging in the chapel?

3. In Chapter 3, which two subjects had Harriet hoped not to think about at Oxford? Does she?

4. Why does Harriet find it difficult to write to Peter after visiting Saint-George in the hospital?

5. Why does Harriet tell Saint-George about the poltergeist in Chapter 10?

6. Why does the hanging figure incident clear Miss Cattermole's name?

7. In Chapter 1, what are Harriet's emotions as she returns to Shrewsbury College?

8. What does Harriet find amusing about the invitation to Farringdon's party?

9. In Chapter 5, what do the Dean and Harriet conclude from the absence of spelling mistakes in the poison pen letters?

10. How does Harriet handle the vandalism of the New Library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There is a violent storm in Chapter 13. Explain the symbolism of the storm in regard to the preceding and proceeding events and the faculty members.

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Peter tells Harriet to write her current mystery about human beings, not just a jigsaw puzzle. Has Dorothy Sayers done that? Support your answer with at least three references to the book.

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