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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Inspector Lynley chosen to work at Scotland Yard rather than on his wealthy family's estate?
(a) He wants to be useful and make a contribution.
(b) His parents were murdered, so he pursues criminals.
(c) He was no good at farming.
(d) His family has disowned him and he needs a job.

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

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

4. Which of the following is not a statement Father Hart uses to describe himself in the opening scene when imagining how the woman seated next to him perceives him?
(a) Wearing an old suit mended at the elbows and cuffs.
(b) A toast crumb on his mouth.
(c) A handsome older man.
(d) Three cuts on his face from shaving.

5. From what disease does Jimmy Havers suffer?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) Osteoarthritis.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aristocratic title does Inspector Lynley hold?

3. Why has Sergeant Barbara Havers been demoted from CID and put back into uniform?

4. Where do Simon Allcourt-St. James and his new bride stay during their honeymoon?

5. Who is arrested for the murder over the garnet necklace?

(see the answer key)

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