3. With whom does Stepha Odell suspect that Roberta has been in love?
(a) Nigel Parrish.
(b) Ezra Farmington.
(c) Russel Mowery.
(d) Paul Odell.

4. When Bridie Odell cuts her hair, whose hairstyle is she trying to copy?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Diana, Princess of Wales.
(c) Stepha's.
(d) Roberta's.

5. What is the beverage that Stepha Odell calls Odell's?
(a) A home-brewed ale made according to her father's recipe.
(b) A fruit punch with fresh raspberries and strawberries.
(c) A mixture of coffee and butterscotch with whipped cream.
(d) A mixture of hot tea and rum.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is a shrine erected at the Teys family farm?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard Gibson?

3. What aristocratic title does Inspector Lynley hold?

4. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?

5. What does Simon Allcourt-St. James do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. From whose wedding does Sergeant Barbara Havers retrieve Inspector Lynley for a meeting with their superiors at Scotland Yard, and what evidence is there that there is tension between Lynley and the bride and groom?

4. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?

5. Who is in the mysterious photograph that Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers find at Gembler Farm and why was this person cut out of the other Teys family photographs?

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

7. Who is Nigel Parrish and with whom does he see William Teys arguing shortly before Teys is murdered?

8. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?

9. In the book's opening scene, how does Father Hart imagine that the old woman sitting across from him on the train perceives him?

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

(see the answer keys)

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