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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 Lord Peter do during World War I?
2. What color is the stamp on the letter that Bunter is given at the post office when he pretends to be the dead man?
3. With whom do Lord Peter and Bunter read the letter to the dead man from Lady Thorpe's grave?
4. What does the letter to the mysterious dead man concern?
5. What is the weather like in the opening chapter of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does a letter for Paul Taylor eliminate Cranton as the corpse from Lady Thorpe's grave?
2. Why does Sir Henry Thorpe end up broke due to the theft of Lady Wilbraham's emerald necklace?
3. What similarities are there between Hilary Thorpe and Lord Peter?
4. Why do Superintendent Blundell and Lord Peter suspect that the Thoday brothers may have been involved in the death of Jean Legros?
5. 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?
6. Who is Hilary Thorpe and what does she find in the bell-chamber while helping in the church?
7. What reason does Jean Legros give his wife for his return to England?
8. How well does Hilary Thorpe get along with her Uncle Edward?
9. How does Jeff Deacon double-cross Nobby Cranton during the jewel heist?
10. Why is the unknown man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave suspected of being Nobby Cranton?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Dorothy L. Sayers uses foreshadowing throughout The Nine Tailors. Give at least three examples of foreshadowing from the novel and discuss how foreshadowing is used in each example to indicate events to come later in the story.
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