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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank Watson do for a living?
(a) He's an optometrist.
(b) He's a dentist.
(c) He's a psychologist.
(d) He's a podiatrist.

2. What is Testament House?
(a) A tea shop.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A refuge for teenage runaways.
(d) A church.

3. From where does the name Nell Graham originate?
(a) A Broadway play.
(b) A television program.
(c) A Bronte novel.
(d) A pop song.

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

5. What disease does Stepha Odell carry in her genes and fear passing to any children she might have?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Sickle Cell Anemia.
(c) Huntington's Disease.
(d) Cystic Fibrosis.

6. What does Nigel Parrish do for a living?
(a) He is a music teacher.
(b) He is an investment banker.
(c) He is an attorney.
(d) He raises sheep.

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

8. About what does Jonah Clarence lie to Sergeant Havers?
(a) His whereabouts on the night of William Teys' murder.
(b) Nell's true identity.
(c) Gillian's whereabouts on the night of her father's murder.
(d) His relationship with Gillian.

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

10. How long has Gillian been married?
(a) Eight months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) One month.

11. Who does Inspector Lynley send ahead of Gillian to pave the way for Gillian's reunion at the end of the novel?
(a) Lady Helen Clyde.
(b) Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(c) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.
(d) Richard Gibson.

12. How many dresses does Stepha Odell say that Roberta Teys owns?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

13. Who does Inspector Lynley initially send to London to find Gillian?
(a) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.
(b) JoJo Watson.
(c) Constable Gabriel Langston.
(d) Sergeant Barbara Havers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who watches via a two-way mirror while Gillian and Roberta are reunited?

3. What is Roberta Teys' family nickname?

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?

5. How does Marsha Fitzalan describe Gillian?

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