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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jonah Clarence's profession?
(a) He's a psychiatrist.
(b) He's a gym teacher.
(c) He's a barber.
(d) He's an Anglican minister.

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

3. What is Russell Mowery's ultimate fate?
(a) He is arrested for burglary and imprisoned.
(b) He's killed by the Railway Ripper.
(c) He is caught with another woman and arrested for bigamy.
(d) He is jailed for William Teys' murder.

4. When Inspector Lynley visits Ezra Farmington in Chapter 13, who is the subject of the drawings and sketches scattered across Farmington's living room?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Stepha Odell.
(c) Madeline Gibson.
(d) JoJo Watson.

5. How does Father Hart describe his relationship with William Teys?
(a) William was like a son to him.
(b) William was his best friend.
(c) William was his greatest enemy.
(d) William was the church's most generous donor.

6. With what other Keldale villager does Stepha Odell say she and Paul attended college?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Nigel Parrish.
(d) Tessa Teys.

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

8. Why doesn't Father Hart tell the police about William Teys' abuse of his daughters when he first learns of it?
(a) He doesn't think anyone will believe him.
(b) He doesn't believe it's actually happening.
(c) He believes William Teys when Teys says he's "cured".
(d) He can't violate the sanctity of the confession booth.

9. Where is the child Stepha Odell bore?
(a) She is living in London with Stepha's old friend Susan.
(b) She is buried in St. Catherine's graveyard.
(c) A family in another town has adopted her.
(d) She is in an institution for handicapped children.

10. What is the name of the cottage in which Nigel Parrish lives?
(a) Lavender Cottage.
(b) Smithfield Cottage.
(c) Rose Cottage.
(d) Queen's Cottage.

11. How does Stepha Odell describe Gillian?
(a) A hard working young woman.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) A lazy and ungrateful child.
(d) A wild child.

12. How does Father Hart describe Gillian?
(a) Gloom and doom.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) A depressed and depressing young woman.
(d) A spoiled and willful young woman.

13. 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.

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

15. What kind of work does Gillian do at Testament House?
(a) She is the activity director.
(b) She is the chef.
(c) She is the parlour maid.
(d) She counsels the teens who come to the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gillian wear her hair when Jonah Clarence first meets her?

2. What is Jonah Clarence's relationship with Gillian?

3. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel guilty about doing to Inspector Lynley?

4. Why doesn't Lady Helen Clyde want Inspector Lynley to talk with her about seeing Deborah Allancourt-St. James?

5. How does Sergeant Barbara Havers respond when she hears Roberta's confession in Chapter 16?

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