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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 Peter realize after meeting Crimplesham?

2. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the discovered corpse?

3. Where does the police inspector emerge from as Peter leaves the architect's residence?

4. What was the only thing worn by the body the architect found?

5. What does Julian Freke speculate could have inspired an attack on the man in the bathtub?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter's mother tell Peter about Reuben Levy's wife Christine?

2. What motive does Peter think Milligan could have for harming Levy?

3. What does Peter learn from his meeting with the Honorable Freddy Arbuthnot?

4. At the inquest, what does the servant Gladys admit she did on the night before the body appeared in the Thipps' bathroom?

5. How does Crimplesham react to Peter's questioning in Chapter 5?

6. What is characteristic of a set of fingerprints found in Levy's house in Chapter 5?

7. What does Peter tell Bunter before he leaves to investigate at Thipps' apartment?

8. What does Peter do to help Mrs. Thipps' situation in Chapter 3?

9. What does Peter's mother tell him on the telephone in Chapter 1?

10. On what grounds does Peter decide Crimplesham cannot be the murderer of the man in the bathtub?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel "Whose Body?" This book is an example of what genre? What elements of this genre can be found in the novel? What are some other examples of famous works which belong to the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the conclusion of the novel "Whose Body?" What happens at the end of the novel? Is it a happy ending? Why or why not? Who is the murderer? Is this surprising?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of mystery in the novel "Whose Body?" What are some examples of mystery in the novel? What examples does Peter solve as the novel progresses? Does he share his discoveries with the reader? Why or why not?

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