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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city is Father Hart traveling by train in the novel's opening scene?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Edinburgh.

2. What instrument does Jonah Clarence play?
(a) The flute.
(b) The piano.
(c) The violin.
(d) The guitar.

3. Which character in the novel stutters?
(a) Constable Gabriel Langston.
(b) Roberta Teys.
(c) Hank Watson.
(d) Sergeant Barbara Havers.

4. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel guilty about doing to Inspector Lynley?
(a) Taking a job he wanted at Scotland Yard.
(b) Writing a negative newspaper article about him.
(c) Causing him to break his leg in a skiing accident.
(d) Hurting him by rejecting him and marrying Simon.

5. What does Lady Helen Clyde note about Inspector Lynley's appearance at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) He looks happier than she's ever seen him.
(b) His clothes are torn and muddy.
(c) He's cut his hair.
(d) He looks stressed and unhappy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deborah Allcourt-St. James do for a living?

2. What is the relationship between Stepha Odell and Paul Odell?

3. Why doesn't Denton line Inspector Lynley's chest of drawers with newspaper?

4. Who owns Keldale Hall?

5. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?

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