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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what disease does Sergeant Barbara Havers' mother suffer?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Senility.

2. Why is Chief Inspector Nies angry with his superior officer, Chief Constable Kerridge?
(a) Kerridge owes him money from a poker game.
(b) Kerridge denies him a promotion.
(c) Kerridge makes him free an accused murderer.
(d) Kerridge steals his girlfriend.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think she has been chosen to work with Lynley on the investigation of the murder of William Teys?

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

3. In Chapter 1, who is killed over a dispute about ownership of a garnet necklace?

4. Who confesses to William Teys' murder?

5. What color is Inspector Lynley's hair?

(see the answer key)

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