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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buries the Teys family dog behind his cottage?
(a) Constable Gabriel Langston.
(b) Nigel Parrish.
(c) Superintendent Nies.
(d) Richard Gibson.

2. Why has Inspector Lynley felt like he's seen Mowery before?
(a) He once lived next door to Mowery.
(b) He has seen the man's photo at Scotland Yard.
(c) He once went to school with Mowery.
(d) Mowery used to be his barber.

3. 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.

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

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

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) None.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Hundreds.

7. 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?
(a) Nigel Parrish's.
(b) Russell Mowery's.
(c) Gillian's.
(d) Ezra Farmington's.

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

9. In Chapter 9, where does Stepha Odell book Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers for dinner?
(a) The Dove and Whistle pub.
(b) Lowgate Manor.
(c) St. Catherine's tea shop.
(d) Keldale Hall.

10. 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 the church's most generous donor.
(d) William was his greatest enemy.

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

12. Whose grave does Father Hart show Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10?
(a) Tessa Teys.
(b) Paul Odell.
(c) The abandoned baby found at Keldale Abbey 3 years ago.
(d) William Teys.

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

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

15. How does Gillian send messages to Roberta?
(a) Through personal ads in the newspaper.
(b) She leaves notes in a hollow tree.
(c) She calls Roberta on a cell phone.
(d) Through Stepha Odell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Reverend George Clarence?

2. What does Bridie Odell tell Inspector Lynley that she hates?

3. What does Hank Watson do for a living?

4. Why doesn't Father Hart tell the police about William Teys' abuse of his daughters when he first learns of it?

5. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers not want to have dinner where Stepha Odell has booked her and Inspector Lynley in Chapter 9?

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