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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 finds a strange man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?
2. What happens to Lord Peter's car in the first chapter of the novel?
3. Which of the following is not an event from Jeff Deacon's life once Deacon is found guilty of stealing the emeralds?
4. What do the numbers written on the French paper Hilary Thorpe finds in the church belfry turn out to be?
5. Who does Mrs. Gates accuse of moving her wreath from Lady Thorpe's grave?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the police believe Jeff Deacon is dead?
2. What is the relationship between Lord Peter and Bunter?
3. How does Suzanne Legros meet her husband Jean Legros and what lies do she and Jean tell about Jean's history?
4. With what important ceremony does Reverend Venables hope to bring in the new year at Fenchurch St. Paul and how does Lord Peter Wimsey assist in the ceremony?
5. What is the interior of Fenchurch St. Paul like?
6. Why is Mrs. Gates unhappy with Mrs. Coppins over a wreath?
7. What does Lord Peter fish out of the churchyard well and how do these items relate to the murder of the unidentified corpse?
8. Who is Superintendent Blundell?
9. Why does Lord Peter end up going to France to make inquiries about Paul Taylor instead of Superintendent Blundell or the Chief Constable?
10. How does Reverend Venables help Lord Peter solve the cipher?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lord Peter Wimsey is the protagonist of the novel and is an aristocrat and amateur detective. Discuss the character of Lord Peter and his role as protagonist or hero. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? How does his aristocratic background help or hinder his detective work? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the depiction of women in the novel. Are women in positions of leadership in the book? What characteristics are ascribed to women in the novel? Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? How does the treatment of women in the 1920's world of the novel change any from what it is in the present day? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the detective characters in the story: Lord Peter Wimsey, Superintendent Blundell and Chief Inspector Parker. How do the techniques of Lord Peter, the amateur, compare with those of the professionals? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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