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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the toxicology tests on the Teys family dog reveal?
(a) The dog died of pneumonia.
(b) The dog, like William Teys, has sleeping pills in its blood.
(c) The dog ate rotten meat.
(d) The dog was poisoned.

2. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Samuels.
(b) Superintendent Nies.
(c) Nigel Parrish.
(d) Richard Gibson.

3. With whom does Richard Gibson say he was having a romantic relationship when he left Keldale at age nineteen?
(a) Olivia Odell.
(b) Stepha Odell.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Gillian.

4. At age eight, who does Roberta try to confide in about her father's abuse?
(a) Father Hart.
(b) Tessa.
(c) Marsha Fitzalan.
(d) Gillian.

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

6. Why doesn't Ezra Farmington think he can paint any more?
(a) A scathing review from an art critic has devastated him.
(b) He has arthritis in his hands and painting is too painful now.
(c) His heart is broken beause Stepha Odell has rejected him.
(d) He has lost his interest in painting after Paul Odell's death.

7. How does Sergeant Barbara Havers respond when she hears Roberta's confession in Chapter 16?
(a) She demands that Roberta be set free at once.
(b) She faints.
(c) She screams.
(d) She vomits.

8. In Chapter 10, who brings Inspector Lynley a carton containing evidence from the William Teys murder?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Superintendent Nies.
(c) Sir David Hillier.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

9. What profession does Marsha Fitzalan tell Inspector Lynley that Gillian wanted to enter?
(a) Dentistry.
(b) Law.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Medicine.

10. At what age does Gillian leave home?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fifteen.

11. With which friend of Inspector Lynley's was Lady Helen Clyde once in love?
(a) Sir David Hiller.
(b) Superintendent Webberly.
(c) Simon Allancourt-St. James.
(d) Hank Watson.

12. Who does Inspector Lynley send to get Gillian when the first person he sends has failed in the task?
(a) Stepha Odell.
(b) Deborah Allancourt-St. James.
(c) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.
(d) Lady Helen Clyde.

13. With what does Roberta Teys line her chest of drawers?
(a) Lavender sachets.
(b) Ads from the newspaper's personal column.
(c) Empty potato chip bags.
(d) Worn towels.

14. Why doesn't Lady Helen Clyde want Inspector Lynley to talk with her about seeing Deborah Allancourt-St. James?
(a) She is in love with Deborah's husband, Simon.
(b) She wants to discuss the William Teys case instead.
(c) She wants Lynley to love her instead of Deborah.
(d) She hates Deborah.

15. Who does Inspector Lynley unexpectedly meet when he goes to the graveyard at St. Catherine's Church to take a walk?
(a) Deborah Allancourt-St. James.
(b) Olivia Odell.
(c) Hank and JoJo Watson.
(d) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people does Sergeant Barbara Havers find who can testify to ever seeing the person in the photo she is showing around town?

3. Whose photograph does Inspector Lynley ask Sergeant Barbara Havers to take around town to see if the person was in town at the time of William Teys' murder?

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

5. What does Nigel Parrish do for a living?

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