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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. Who is Reverend George Clarence?
(a) Stepha Odell's new boyfriend.
(b) A minister who counsels Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(c) Olivia Odell's new boyfriend.
(d) The Anglican priest who founded Testament House.

2. At age eight, who does Roberta try to confide in about her father's abuse?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Father Hart.
(c) Tessa.
(d) Marsha Fitzalan.

3. What is Russell Mowery's ultimate fate?
(a) He's killed by the Railway Ripper.
(b) He is arrested for burglary and imprisoned.
(c) He is caught with another woman and arrested for bigamy.
(d) He is jailed for William Teys' murder.

4. What do the toxicology tests on the Teys family dog reveal?
(a) The dog ate rotten meat.
(b) The dog, like William Teys, has sleeping pills in its blood.
(c) The dog died of pneumonia.
(d) The dog was poisoned.

5. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Samuels.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Nigel Parrish.
(d) Superintendent Nies.

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. Which of the following statements does not describe Mrs. Burton-Thomas's appearance at dinner in Chapter 9?

3. From where does the name Nell Graham originate?

4. Why doesn't Denton line Inspector Lynley's chest of drawers with newspaper?

5. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers not want to have dinner where Stepha Odell has booked her and Inspector Lynley in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Nigel Parrish claim to be quarreling with Ezra Farmington in Chapter 9, and why are the two men really in conflict?

2. Whose child does the baby that died at Keldale Abbey three years earlier turn out to be?

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

4. What descriptions do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers receive from the villagers about Gillian Teys and are this descriptions consistent?

5. What role does Lady Helen Clyde play in reuniting Gillian and Roberta?

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

7. Why does Paul Odell kill himself, and how does his loss affect his sister and his widow?

8. 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?

9. Where does Gillian get her alias Nell Graham and what relevance does the fictional Helen Graham have to Gillian?

10. What behavior of Inspector Lynley's angers Sergeant Havers in Chapter 12?

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