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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 does Bunter remind Peter of in Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Peter's mother realize in Chapter 7?

4. What compels Peter to go to the luncheon in Chapter 7?

5. According to Peter's information in Chapter 8, what did the villain wear on his hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Peter feel guilty about his role in the investigations in Chapter 7?

3. What does Parker tell Peter about Peruvian oil stock in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Peter want Parker to spend the night at his house in Chapter 10? Why does Parker end up doing so?

5. How does Peter suggest Freke committed the murder of Reuben Levy in Chapter 10?

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

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

8. What does Milligan say about how things would be different in the United States in Chapter 7?

9. What does Peter doubt in Chapter 12?

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

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 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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