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

2. What was Levy's wife's surname prior to marriage?

3. What was Levy's wife's first name?

4. Who does Arbuthnot want to marry?

5. What does Crimplesham say to his junior partner after Peter leaves in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Parker say in Chapter 5 when Peter compares the prints at Levy's house to the ones at Thipps' apartment?

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

3. What is noted to have happened to the dead man in the bathtub after his death?

4. What clues lead Parker and Peter to believe that the dead man in the bathtub had recently lost his employment?

5. What do the Doctors Freke and Grimbold disagree about at the inquest in Chapter 6?

6. How does Thipps explain the bruise on his face in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

10. Why does Peter suggest that the killer is smart and cool under pressure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of deception in the novel "Whose Body?" Who deceives whom and why? How do these deceptions confuse the investigators, including Peter? What are some lies that Freke admits to in his confession letter?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret Peter's relationship with Bunter, his manservant. What kind of relationship do they have? Do their stations in life create a barrier between the two? How do they show their loyalty towards one another?

Essay Topic 3

Analyst Sayers' use of suspense in the novel. When does she create a suspenseful mood? Why does she do this? How does she do this?

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