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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. With whom do Lord Peter and Bunter read the letter to the dead man from Lady Thorpe's grave?

2. With what London jewel thief does Jeff Deacon steal Mrs. Wilbraham's emeralds?

3. How does Hilary Thorpe's Uncle Edward feel about Lord Peter's interest in sleuthing?

4. To whom does Hilary Thorpe send the French paper she finds in the church belfry?

5. What is in the brown jug provided by the Red Cow for the bell ringers during their ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reverend Venables help Lord Peter solve the cipher?

2. What is known about the manner of the death of the unknown male corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave?

3. 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?

4. What reason does Jean Legros give his wife for his return to England?

5. Why does Sir Henry Thorpe end up broke due to the theft of Lady Wilbraham's emerald necklace?

6. In what suspicious behavior does Will Thoday engage around New Year's, the time of the murder?

7. How does Jeff Deacon double-cross Nobby Cranton during the jewel heist?

8. Why is the unknown man's corpse in Lady Thorpe's grave suspected of being Nobby Cranton?

9. What circumstance brings Lord Peter Wimsey to Fenchurch St. Paul?

10. Who is Potty Peake and how reliable is his testimony considered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss symbolism and metaphor in The Nine Tailors. Give three examples of symbolism in the novel and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.

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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