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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 kind of work does Gillian do at Testament House?
(a) She counsels the teens who come to the house.
(b) She is the chef.
(c) She is the parlour maid.
(d) She is the activity director.

2. What is Marsha Fitzalan's profession?
(a) She's a parlour maid.
(b) She's an obstetrician.
(c) She's a cook.
(d) She's a teacher.

3. Where is the child Stepha Odell bore?
(a) She is buried in St. Catherine's graveyard.
(b) She is in an institution for handicapped children.
(c) She is living in London with Stepha's old friend Susan.
(d) A family in another town has adopted her.

4. In Chapter 13, how long has Tessa Mowery been separated from her two oldest daughters?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Nineteen years.

5. With what does Roberta Teys line her chest of drawers?
(a) Empty potato chip bags.
(b) Worn towels.
(c) Ads from the newspaper's personal column.
(d) Lavender sachets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Sergeant Barbara Havers find who can testify to ever seeing the person in the photo she is showing around town?

2. How does Paul Odell die?

3. At what age does Gillian leave home?

4. At age eight, who does Roberta try to confide in about her father's abuse?

5. When Inspector Lynley visits Ezra Farmington in Chapter 13, who is the subject of the drawings and sketches scattered across Farmington's living room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Testament House and what tie does Gillian Teys have to the institution?

2. Who is Jonah Clarence and what is ironic about his profession?

3. About what does Inspector Lynley confront Father Hart in Chapter 16, and how does the priest respond during the confrontation?

4. As the book draws to a close, who is revealed as the murderer of William Teys, and what is the motivation for Teys' death?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, who does Superintendent Nies believe is responsible for William Teys' murder and how cooperative does he intend to be with Inspector Lynley's investigation of the case?

6. What does the story Bridie Odell tells Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10 about William Teys spending so much time with her indicate?

7. How does Mrs. Burton-Thomas dress for dinner in Chapter 9?

8. Of what trauma in Sergeant Barbara Havers' own family life do the revelations about Gillian and Roberta's suffering at the hands of their father arouse memories?

9. What objections does Sergeant Barbara Havers have in Chapter 9 to dining at Keldale Hall?

10. Why does Jonah Clarence lie to Sergeant Havers about being with Nell at the time of William Teys' murder?

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