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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Richard Gibson.
(d) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.

2. Who kills Roberta's baby?
(a) Gillian.
(b) William Teys.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

3. Why does Stepha Odell think Olivia Odell wanted to marry William Teys?
(a) To have a companion in her old age.
(b) To get access to his money.
(c) To have a second chance at love.
(d) To have a strong male role model like Paul for Birdie.

4. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers realize about Inspector Lynley's relationship with Deborah Allancourt-St. James in Chapter 9?
(a) That Deborah hates Lynley.
(b) That Lynley hates Deborah.
(c) That Lynley is in love with Deborah.
(d) That Deborah is in love with Lynley.

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

6. How many people does Sergeant Barbara Havers find who can testify to ever seeing the person in the photo she is showing around town?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) None.
(d) Dozens.

7. Who watches via a two-way mirror while Gillian and Roberta are reunited?
(a) Superintendent Webberly and Tessa Mowery.
(b) Tessa Mowery.
(c) Inspector Lynley, Sergeant Havers, Lady Helen, and Jonah.
(d) Superintendent Nies and Inspector Lynley.

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

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

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

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

12. How does Marsha Fitzalan describe Gillian?
(a) Energetic, intelligent, and open about her feelings.
(b) A bully.
(c) Not very bright.
(d) A shy and very quiet young woman.

13. What does Gillian put under Roberta's pillow before leaving Gembler Farm at age sixteen?
(a) A locket that once belonged to their mother.
(b) Money.
(c) A key.
(d) Her favorite book of poems.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Inspector Lynley unexpectedly meet when he goes to the graveyard at St. Catherine's Church to take a walk?

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

3. Who does the forensic tests on the Teys family dog in Chapter 12?

4. What do the toxicology tests on the Teys family dog reveal?

5. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?

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