2. What honor does Superintendent Webberly's wife want him to acquire?
(a) A raise.
(b) A promotion to Chief Superintendent.
(c) A commendation from the queen.
(d) A knighthood.

3. During his train ride in the opening scene, what is Father Hart holding in his lap?
(a) A battered attache case.
(b) A wounded kitten.
(c) A crying baby.
(d) A laptop computer.

4. What is strange about the photos Inspector Lynley finds in the Teys family photo album?
(a) Someone has been cut out of many of them.
(b) They have been painted red.
(c) They have been glued together in a big wad.
(d) They have big purple X's painted on them.

5. At the end of Chapter 5, to where does Stepha Odell inform Inspector Lynley that Roberta Teys has been sent?
(a) The local jail.
(b) A mental asylum.
(c) The hospital emergency ward.
(d) Scotland Yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sergeant Barbara Havers removes a photo in Roberta's room from its frame and unfolds it, what does she find on the unfolded edge of the photo?

2. When Inspector Lynley's brother-in-law was murdered five years ago, who did Chief Inspector Nies arrest for the crime?

3. What food does Lady Helen Clyde offer Sergeant Barbara Havers in Chapter 2?

4. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to William Teys?

5. Who is driving the car the night of the accident that cripples Simon Allcourt-St. James for life?

(see the answer key)

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