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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 barber.
(b) He's a psychiatrist.
(c) He's an Anglican minister.
(d) He's a gym teacher.

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

3. 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.

4. Who leaves Sergeant Havers' brother Tony alone in the hospital while he dies?
(a) Inspector Lynley.
(b) Sergeant Havers.
(c) Sergeant Havers' parents.
(d) The nurses assigned to care for him.

5. Who does Roberta hope to save from her father's abuse by killing her father?
(a) Bridie Odell.
(b) Olivia Odell.
(c) Dougal.
(d) Caroline.

6. With whom is Gillian reunited at the end of the novel?
(a) Ezra Farmington.
(b) Her husband, Jonah.
(c) Marsha Fitzalan.
(d) Her mother, Tessa.

7. 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 believe it's actually happening.
(b) He believes William Teys when Teys says he's "cured".
(c) He doesn't think anyone will believe him.
(d) He can't violate the sanctity of the confession booth.

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

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

10. What does Father Hart credit the saint buried at St. Catherine's Church with saving in the Keldale community?
(a) The children during a smallpox epidemic.
(b) The church building when it was threatened with fire.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) The well that provides the community with water.

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

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

13. Why is Hank Watson in England?
(a) To attend a convention
(b) To celebrate his wedding anniversary.
(c) To get married.
(d) To research his family's geneaology.

14. Why doesn't anyone realize Roberta is pregnant before she gives birth?
(a) Roberta is thin and doesn't gain weight in her pregnancy.
(b) Roberta is greatly overweight.
(c) Roberta is locked in her room and not seen in public.
(d) Roberta wears loose fitting clothing to hide her condition.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how long has Tessa Mowery been separated from her two oldest daughters?

2. In Chapter 12, who does Inspector Lynley give Sergeant Barbara Havers three hours to find?

3. With whom does Richard Gibson say he was having a romantic relationship when he left Keldale at age nineteen?

4. What does Hank Watson do for a living?

5. With whom do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers see Nigel Parrish arguing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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