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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the book opens, how many murders have occurred around London train stations in the last five weeks?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Ten.

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

3. What is the first name of Richard Gibson's wife?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Caroline.

4. What legend does Danny tell Simon and Deborah Allcourt-St. James about Keldale Abbey?
(a) A nun and a priest once fell in love there.
(b) Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn there.
(c) The ghost of a crying baby haunts the place.
(d) A medieval priest performed healing miracles there.

5. Why is the person arrested for the murder over the garnet necklace freed from jail?
(a) His wife romances a wealthy man with political influence.
(b) He bribes his jailer.
(c) Someone else confesses to the crime.
(d) A videotape proving the person's innocence is found.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?

2. What is the relationship between Lady Helen Clyde and Simon Allcourt-St. James?

3. What is Stepha Odell's relationship to Olivia Odell, William Teys' fiancée?

4. At what train station does Father Hart disembark?

5. In Chapter 2, what event is Lynley attending when Sergeant Havers must summon him back to London for a meeting with their superiors?

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