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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 is Mrs. Wilbraham's relationship with the Thorpe family?
2. What does Potty Peak claim to have witnessed happening to Legros in the church?
3. While talking with Lord Peter after the stranger's funeral, who does Hilary Thorpe suggest might know when her mother's grave was disturbed?
4. What is Mr. Wilderspin's first name?
5. Why is Mrs. Gates unhappy with the wreath Mrs. Coppins sends for Lady Thorpe's funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the sluice-keeper complain about in the chapter entitled "Tailor Paul is Called Before With a Single," and what does his complaint foreshadow?
2. What circumstance brings Lord Peter Wimsey to Fenchurch St. Paul?
3. Why is Batty Thomas considered an unlucky bell?
4. What story does Jenkins tell Lord Peter about a stolen emerald necklace?
5. What clue does Jeff Deacon give Nobby Cranton about the location of the stolen emeralds and how does Cranton initially interpret the clue?
6. How does Jeff Deacon double-cross Nobby Cranton during the jewel heist?
7. What is the interior of Fenchurch St. Paul like?
8. Why do Superintendent Blundell and Lord Peter suspect that the Thoday brothers may have been involved in the death of Jean Legros?
9. Who is Hilary Thorpe and what does she find in the bell-chamber while helping in the church?
10. What educational and career plans does Hilary Thorpe express to her father before he dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of religion and ritual in The Nine Tailors. What do you think the author is trying to say about religion in English society through this novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the following secondary characters in the novel: Reverend Venables, Bunter and Hilary Thorpe. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the humor in The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals. Give at least three examples of humor from the novel and discuss both the techniques Dorothy L. Sayers uses to convey humor in the novel and what you think she is trying to achieve through her use of humor.
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