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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 walks with Harriet back to her room after having coffee?

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

3. While investigating the light in the New Library, Harriet runs into a student doing what?

4. Where is Saint-George the second time Harriet sees him?

5. Where does Harriet send Pomfret the morning after she meets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet learn from Arbuthnot about Peter?

2. What is significant about April 1st?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what does Harriet talk about while having coffee with the Dean and her other classmates?

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

6. What happens while the lights are out at Shrewsbury in Chapter 9?

7. How do Harriet's classmates and former professors receive her?

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

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

10. Why does Harriet offer to help Miss Lydgate with her proofs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Senior Common Room is the setting for many significant meetings and conversations. Choose two of these occasions and explain their significance to the book.

Essay Topic 2

Lord Saint-George proves more than an amusing character. Discuss his role in both the relationship between Harriet and Peter and the solving of the mystery.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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