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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 kind of person does the architect's mother say he has always been?
2. What cripples Mr. Crimplesham?
3. Whom does Freke ask to speak to after the proceedings in Chapter 6?
4. What kind of auction is Peter headed for at the beginning of the story?
5. Where does the architect live?
Short Essay Questions
1. What clues lead Parker and Peter to believe that the dead man in the bathtub had recently lost his employment?
2. Explain the disappearance case Parker is working on in Chapter 2, and some of the observations he has made.
3. 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?
4. What does Parker say in Chapter 5 when Peter compares the prints at Levy's house to the ones at Thipps' apartment?
5. Why does Thomas Crimplesham write to Peter in Chapter 5? What was in the letter?
6. How does Crimplesham react to Peter's questioning in Chapter 5?
7. Why does Peter suggest that the killer is smart and cool under pressure?
8. What happens when Peter voices a wish to be more involved with the investigation of the dead man in the bathtub?
9. At the inquest, what does Thipps explain he did on the night before the body appeared in his bathroom?
10. What does Bunter reveal in his photos in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 suspicion in the novel "Whose Body?" Who is suspicious of whom and why? Of whom is Peter suspicious? Why does he feel this way? As the reader, who do you think behaves suspiciously in the novel? Why do they behave this way? How do the characters suspicions of others affect their behavior?
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