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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 is Freke said to admire in Chapter 10?

2. According to Freke, what sort of person is able to pull off a perfect crime?

3. What is Parker able to track down that Levy had no knowledge of in Chapter 7?

4. Who purchased the book that Peter reads first in Chapter 8?

5. Levy's is grave disguised as _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom does Peter plan to invite to his dinner party at the end of the novel?

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

4. What do Peter, Parker, the Dowager, and others do at the cemetery in Chapter 12?

5. Why did Freke put glasses on the body?

6. Why does Peter ask his mother to return with him to London in Chapter 9?

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

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

9. What does Parker tell Peter in the telegram he sends in Chapter 9? What delights Peter at the end of the telegram?

10. Why does Peter decide to go to the luncheon in Chapter 7?

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 and interpret the antagonist of the novel, Dr. Julian Freke. What are his defining characteristics? Why is he the antagonist of the novel? As the reader, did you suspect Freke of being the murderer prior to the reveal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Examine and describe the background and career of Dorothy L. Sayers, the author of the novel. What are some of her more famous works? Does she always write in the mystery genre? Was she recognized in the literary world during her lifetime?

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