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

2. Who is NOT one of Sugg's suspects as of Chapter 7?

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

4. In Chapter 9 in Bunter's letter, what does he note about his evening company?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Peter believe has become of Levy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instructions does Peter give Parker about a note before leaving with his mother for the country?

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

3. What are the important clues that Peter mentions after looking at Freke's latest book in Chapter 8?

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

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 the Dowager say when Parker arrives at Peter's house in Chapter 9?

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

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

9. What does Peter do once he believes he has identified the killer in Chapter 8?

10. What does Piggot recall about the dissection that he worked on the previous Tuesday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Peter's relationship with Bunter, his manservant. What kind of relationship do they have? Do their stations in life create a barrier between the two? How do they show their loyalty towards one another?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Peter and his mother. What are his mother's defining character traits? Do Peter and his mother get along? Does Peter's mother know about his sleuthing? If so, what does she think about it?

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