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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. When Jeff Deacon tells Will Thoday he's come back to Fenchurch for money, what does Will think Deacon means?

2. To where does Reverend Venables send the parish registers and all the church valuables to protect them from the flood?

3. What name is on Jean Legros's identity discs when they're found?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Will Thoday initially believe Deacon has returned to Fenchurch St. Paul and what is the actual reason Deacon has returned?

3. 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?

4. How does Mary Thoday react when Lord Peter shows her the cipher, and what does her reaction indicate?

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

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

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

8. How does Lord Peter find the stolen emeralds?

9. How does Lady Wilbraham respond when her stolen emeralds are found?

10. What surprising news is revealed about Deacon's murder when James and Will Thoday are left alone in a room with a hidden microphone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The novel contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the book and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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