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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person that Chief Inspector Nies says he and Chief Constable Kerridge can trust to give New Scotland Yard the facts about the murder of William Teys?
(a) Roberta Teys.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Father Hart.
(d) Stepha Odell.

2. Who is Dr. Samuels?
(a) A history professor who once taught Gillian.
(b) Paul Odell's doctor.
(c) Jimmy Havers' doctor.
(d) Roberta Teys' psychiatrist at the asylum.

3. What is the relationship between Simon Allcourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley?
(a) They're enemies.
(b) They're best friends.
(c) They're stepbrothers.
(d) They're cousins.

4. Who is Nigel Parrish?
(a) A local horse trainer.
(b) A local bartender.
(c) A local banker.
(d) A local music teacher.

5. Who is Danny?
(a) The maid at Keldale Hall.
(b) Sergeant Barbara Havers' brother.
(c) Inspector Lynley's adopted son.
(d) The Teys family dog.

6. What photographs hanging on the walls of Superintendent Webberly's office are studied by Inspector Lynley in Chapter 3?
(a) Photos of Superintendent Webberly's pet cat.
(b) Photos of the royal family of England.
(c) Photos of the Ripper's victims.
(d) Photos of a beautiful young actress.

7. In what part of London does Sergeant Barbara Havers live?
(a) Hampstead.
(b) Acton.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Belgravia.

8. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?
(a) Criminal Isolation Department.
(b) Chief Inspector Detective.
(c) Central Intelligence Department.
(d) Criminal Investigation Division.

9. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) Chicken and peas.
(c) Shepherd's pie.
(d) Hamburgers.

10. What food does Lady Helen Clyde offer Sergeant Barbara Havers in Chapter 2?
(a) Crab salad.
(b) Roast venison.
(c) Salmon croquettes.
(d) Lobster bisque.

11. With whom does Nigel Parrish see William Teys arguing shortly before Teys' murder?
(a) Roberta Teys.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Russel Mowery.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

12. Who leaves the village of Keldale for several years to learn to grow barley?
(a) Nigel Parrish.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Russell Mowery.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

13. What is Jimmy Havers' relationship to Sergeant Barbara Havers?
(a) Jimmy is Barbara's son.
(b) Jimmy is Barbara's father.
(c) Jimmy is Barbara's grandfather.
(d) Jimmy is Barbara's husband.

14. How is William Teys murdered?
(a) He is strangled with a belt.
(b) He is beaten with a golf club.
(c) He's shot with a rifle.
(d) He's decapitated with an ax.

15. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?
(a) The Railway Ripper.
(b) The Train Station Strangler.
(c) The Caboose Killer.
(d) The Railway Plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relative of William Teys will inherit the Teys family farm?

2. When Bridie Odell cuts her hair, whose hairstyle is she trying to copy?

3. What honor does Superintendent Webberly's wife want him to acquire?

4. What is Stepha Odell's relationship to Olivia Odell, William Teys' fiancée?

5. What is the relationship between Superintendent Webberly and Sir David Hillier?

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