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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Inspector Lynley's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Gray.

2. What does Jimmy Havers refuse to do, even though it would improve his health?
(a) Stop smoking.
(b) Eat less fat and more green vegetables.
(c) Lose weight.
(d) Exercise.

3. When Inspector Lynley's brother-in-law was murdered five years ago, who did Chief Inspector Nies arrest for the crime?
(a) William Teys.
(b) Tessa Mowery.
(c) Inspector Lynley.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

4. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?
(a) The Caboose Killer.
(b) The Railway Plague.
(c) The Railway Ripper.
(d) The Train Station Strangler.

5. At what train station does Father Hart disembark?
(a) Vauxhall.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Victoria.
(d) King's Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers encounter Denton in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2, what event is Lynley attending when Sergeant Havers must summon him back to London for a meeting with their superiors?

3. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think she has been chosen to work with Lynley on the investigation of the murder of William Teys?

4. Why has Inspector Lynley chosen to work at Scotland Yard rather than on his wealthy family's estate?

5. What do Danny and Ezra Farmington find at Keldale Abbey three years prior to William Teys' murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?

2. In Chapter 6, what upsets Inspector Lynley about how Roberta Teys is being treated after confessing to her father's murder?

3. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?

4. Why does Stepha Odell think Roberta visited Keldale Lodge every day?

5. How do Hank and JoJo Watson differ from Simon and Deborah Allcourt-St. James?

6. What disagreement between police officers Nies and Kerridge results in Father Hart traveling to London?

7. How long has Russell Mowrey been missing and what is significance about the date on which he disappeared?

8. What is Sergeant Barbara Havers' family like?

9. What facts does Father Hart reveal in Chapter 3 about William Teys' murder?

10. Who is Harry Houseman and what does he reveal to Inspector Lynley?

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