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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Sergeant Barbara Havers can't locate the person Inspector Lynley has asked her to find, what does Lynley threaten to do?
(a) Have her removed from the William Teys case.
(b) Reduce her salary.
(c) Kick her out of CID and put her back into uniform again.
(d) Have her fired from Scotland Yard.

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

3. Why has Sergeant Barbara Havers been demoted from CID and put back into uniform?
(a) She was arrested for drunk driving.
(b) She was caught embezzling from the city.
(c) She couldn't get along with her fellow officers.
(d) She let a notorious murderer escape.

4. What is the beverage that Stepha Odell calls Odell's?
(a) A mixture of hot tea and rum.
(b) A fruit punch with fresh raspberries and strawberries.
(c) A mixture of coffee and butterscotch with whipped cream.
(d) A home-brewed ale made according to her father's recipe.

5. How does Paul Odell die?
(a) He commits suicide after developing Huntington's disease.
(b) He is killed in an airplane crash.
(c) He is murdered by Olivia Odell.
(d) He drowns in a boating accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Father Hart describe Gillian?

2. What does Bridie Odell tell Inspector Lynley that she hates?

3. Who owns Keldale Hall?

4. Who holds Sergeant Havers and comforts her in Chapter 16 when Roberta Teys' confession reminds her of her own family traumas and upsets her?

5. What is Roberta Teys' family nickname?

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