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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 photographs hanging on the walls of Superintendent Webberly's office are studied by Inspector Lynley in Chapter 3?
(a) Photos of the royal family of England.
(b) Photos of Superintendent Webberly's pet cat.
(c) Photos of a beautiful young actress.
(d) Photos of the Ripper's victims.

2. What is Gillian's relationship to Roberta Teys?
(a) She's Roberta's older sister.
(b) She's Roberta's friend.
(c) She's Roberta's teacher.
(d) She's Roberta's classmate.

3. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think she has been chosen to work with Lynley on the investigation of the murder of William Teys?
(a) She's being given a promotion.
(b) She's from the village where the murder occurred.
(c) She has experience as a forensics investigator.
(d) She's too unattractive to tempt him.

4. In Chapter 2, what event is Lynley attending when Sergeant Havers must summon him back to London for a meeting with their superiors?
(a) His father's retirement party.
(b) His niece's baptism.
(c) Lady Helen Clyde's birthday party.
(d) Simon Allancourt-St. James' wedding.

5. From what disease does Jimmy Havers suffer?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Osteoarthritis.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Emphysema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Hank and JoJo Watson?

2. What is Stepha Odell's relationship to Olivia Odell, William Teys' fiancée?

3. What about the treatment of Roberta Teys upsets Inspector Lynley in Chapter 6?

4. To what organization is Father Hart traveling?

5. When Bridie Odell cuts her hair, whose hairstyle is she trying to copy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers' visit with Roberta Teys in Chapter 8, and how do these events alter Havers' opinion of Lynley?

6. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?

7. How does Chief Superintendent Nies feel about Inspector Lynley, and what reason does Lynley give Sergeant Havers for Nies' dislike of him?

8. Why does Sergeant Havers think Superintendent Webberly assigns her to work with Inspector Lynley on the investigation of William Teys' murder?

9. What kind of figurative language does Elizabeth George use in the first two chapters of "A Great Deliverance", and what purpose does figurative language serve in the novel?

10. What experience has Danny, the maid at Keldale Hall, had with a crying baby at Keldate Abbey?

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