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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 is Mrs. Munns?
2. What does Bunter do at Thipps' apartment in Chapter 3?
3. Where is Peter's house located?
4. What does Peter realize he has forgotten and must return home for in Chapter 1?
5. What did Mr. Thipps eat when he returned home on the night before the body appeared?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, based on the evidence found at Levy's home, what do Peter and Parker deduce happened the night before Levy's disappearance was discovered?
2. How do Peter and Parker conclude that the body in the bathtub is not Reuben Levy?
3. Where is Lord Peter Wimsey at the beginning of the novel, and why does he find he needs to return home?
4. What does Peter learn from his meeting with the Honorable Freddy Arbuthnot?
5. Why does Thomas Crimplesham write to Peter in Chapter 5? What was in the letter?
6. Why does Peter suggest that the killer is smart and cool under pressure?
7. At the inquest, what does Thipps explain he did on the night before the body appeared in his bathroom?
8. What does Peter do to help Mrs. Thipps' situation in Chapter 3?
9. Upon arriving home in Chapter 2, what does Peter find Bunter has accomplished, and what does he offer Bunter?
10. How does Thipps explain the bruise on his face in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Sayers' use of humor in the novel. What kind of humor does she use? What does Sayers' poke fun at? What are some examples of Sayers' use of humor during darker moments? Why might Sayers have decided to use humor at this time?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the British class system of the 1920s. What class is Peter a part of? What is the class of the other principal characters members? How does the class system come into play during the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel "Whose Body?" Who is jealous of whom? Why are these characters jealous? How do they act on their jealousy?
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