Gaudy Night Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gaudy Night Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Harriet put on before going to Miss de Vine's room?

2. Whom does Peter believe will be the most likely targets of the culprit's next attack?

3. Who helps Harriet get a letter to Peter?

4. When Peter returns from York, whom does he tell Harriet he was looking for?

5. What does Peter's assistant find on the floor in the science lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Carrie and Annie notice about the science lab?

2. What is Miss Edwards's opinion after Harriet tells her about the prank call?

3. What is the result of the search party for Miss Newland?

4. Describe Peter and Pomfret's first and second meetings.

5. Why does Harriet not return to Shrewsbury as soon as the Warden's maid calls her?

6. How does Peter suggest that Harriet alter her novel?

7. Why does Harriet contact Peter in Chapter 13?

8. Why does Peter not tell the Warden the name of his suspect?

9. What does Peter say about the mystery when Harriet shows him her notes at the river?

10. How do Peter and Harriet spend their day together after he returns from York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point, Peter tells Harriet to write her current mystery about human beings, not just a jigsaw puzzle. Has Dorothy Sayers done that? Support your answer with at least three references to the book.

Essay Topic 2

Detective fiction usually involves a central character who solves the mystery. In the case of Gaudy Night, however, it is not Harriet but Peter who solves the mystery. Which one do you think is the main character of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character Miss Cattermole and the role she plays in the book. How does Harriet discover that she is innocent? How does Harriet have an influence on her life?

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