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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. On what day of the week is William Teys murdered?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

2. Who is Caroline?
(a) Inspector Lynley's secretary.
(b) Sopha Odell's maid.
(c) Olivia Odell's best friend.
(d) Lady Helen Clyde's maid and Denton's girlfriend.

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

4. Who is Nigel Parrish?
(a) A local horse trainer.
(b) A local bartender.
(c) A local banker.
(d) A local music teacher.

5. What is the relationship between Superintendent Webberly and Sir David Hillier?
(a) They are coworkers and brothers-in-law.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are stepbrothers.
(d) They are best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of Richard Gibson's wife?

2. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?

3. What relative of William Teys thought by Lynley and Havers to be dead is still alive according to Olivia Odell?

4. What color is Inspector Lynley's hair?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the legend of the ghost of Keldale Abbey that dates back to the era of Cromwell?

4. What does Tessa Mowrey tell Inspector Lynley about her marriage to William Teys?

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

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

7. Why does Inspector Lynley feel guilty about the permanent crippling of his close friend Simon Allancourt-St. James?

8. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a library filled with books at Gembler Farm?

9. In Chapter 6, what relevance does the quote Lynley reads from the biblical story of Joseph about Joseph saving his brothers' lives by a great deliverance have to the Teys family?

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

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