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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 did Freke put Levy's body immediately after Freke killed him?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Peter's mother learn Peter had invited Milligan to do?

3. In Chapter 8, on which day does Peter leave with his mother?

4. Which of the following is NOT a paper that Freke has worked on?

5. According to a mother in Chapter 11, why has Freke been seeing her daughter for free?

Short Essay Questions

1. What health problem does Peter share with Freke in Chapter 11? What does Freke advise Peter to do?

2. What does Freke try to give Peter to help his condition in Chapter 11?

3. Why does Peter decline to reveal who he believes the murderer is in Chapter 9?

4. What does the Dowager say when Parker arrives at Peter's house in Chapter 9?

5. What information does Bunter learn from Freke's manservant?

6. How does Peter initially deal with the lunch with Lady Swaffham in Chapter 7?

7. What did Freke do with the two bodies at his house on the night of the murder?

8. What does Peter talk to a mother and her little girl about at Freke's office in Chapter 11?

9. What does Peter find that his mother has realized upon his arrival at the lunch in Chapter 7?

10. What two accidents does Freke speak of in his confession letter?

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 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

Lord Peter Wimsey is an example of the gentleman detection archetype. What are the traits of this archetype? Why is Peter an example of this archetype? What other famous characters are also examples of this archetype?

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