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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. The ringers of which church bell tend to live to ripe old age?

2. What brings Lord Peter and Bunter back to Fenchurch St. Paul a year after Deacon's murder?

3. When Mrs. Wilbraham dies, what is clasped in her hand?

4. What does Nobby Cranton leave behind in the belfry when he flees it after finding Jeff Deacon?

5. Who is on the top of the bell-chamber ladder, able to witness James Thoday's removal of Deacon's body from the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What account of Deacon's death does Cranton give when charged with Deacon's murder?

2. How does Lord Peter solve the mystery of Deacon's death and what does the cause of Deacon's death turn out to be?

3. Who mutilates Deacon's body after his death and for what reason is the corpse mutilated?

4. How does Will Thoday die, and how does his death redeem his character?

5. What is Jeff Deacon's tie to Arthur Cobbleigh?

6. Why does Bunter get upset with Emily over the beer bottle found in the vestry?

7. Why do Will and Mary Thoday have to remarry each other?

8. How does Suzanne Legros react when she is sent a photograph of Arthur Cobbleigh?

9. What does the behavior of the villagers during the flood indicate about the closeness of the people and the church's role in their lives?

10. To whom does Lady Wilbraham leave her money when she dies and for what is she trying to atone in how she bequeaths her wealth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 any three female characters in the novel. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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