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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 was Parker told had happened to the victim from Thipps' bathtub in Chapter 9?

2. What did Freke put on immediately after he killed Levy?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Milligan say when asked whether he knew Mr.Levy in Chapter 7?

4. How does Freke's confession letter end in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

8. Why did Freke put glasses on the body?

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

10. How does Peter initially deal with the lunch with Lady Swaffham 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 secondary characters of the novel. Why might Peter or the other investigators have suspected them of murder at times? What motives could these characters have had for murder? Which characters bring a comedic element to the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of disguise in the novel "Whose Body?" What are some examples of disguise in the novel? What are the reasons for these disguises? How do Peter and the other investigators discover the disguises?

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