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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Death in a White Coat, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Director Howarth the night before?
(a) At the village concert.
(b) At his mother's home.
(c) In London.
(d) At a woman's house for dinner.

2. What important piece of information does Dalgliesh learn from his first interviewee?`
(a) That Dr. Lorrimer had a date the night before.
(b) That Dr. Lorrimer hated Domenica.
(c) That Dr. Lorrimer was planning to resign.
(d) That someone has torn a page out of Dr. Lorrimer's notebook.

3. About what does Dalgliesh question Dr. Kerrison?
(a) Why Dr. Kerrison seems interested in seeing Dr. Lorrimer.
(b) Where Dr. Kerrison was the night before.
(c) Whether Nell Kerrison could have done this.
(d) The cause and time of death.

4. Who is Maxim Howarth?
(a) A detective from Scotland Yard.
(b) The investigator on the young woman's murder case.
(c) The newly-appointed Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory.
(d) A police officer.

5. How do most of the staff seem to respond to Dr. Lorrimer's murder?
(a) They are horrified.
(b) They seem unaffected.
(c) They seem jubilant.
(d) They are quite distraught.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is lying open on the table?

2. What does Angela call Stella Mawson?

3. About what is Massingham happy when they land?

4. About what can Director Howarth not offer accurate answers?

5. What does Dr. Lorrimer inherit from his grandmother?

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