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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Simon Allcourt-St. James do for a living?
2. Why has Sergeant Barbara Havers been demoted from CID and put back into uniform?
3. What is the relationship between Lady Helen Clyde and Simon Allcourt-St. James?
4. When Inspector Lynley's brother-in-law was murdered five years ago, who did Chief Inspector Nies arrest for the crime?
5. What does Jimmy Havers sneak over to Mr. Patel's convenience store to purchase?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?
2. 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?
3. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to Roberta and what implicates him as a suspect in the murder of William Teys?
4. Who is Harry Houseman and what does he reveal to Inspector Lynley?
5. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?
6. How long has Russell Mowrey been missing and what is significance about the date on which he disappeared?
7. What disagreement between police officers Nies and Kerridge results in Father Hart traveling to London?
8. How do Superintendent Malcolm Webberly's marriage and career compare to those of his supervisor, Sir David Hillier?
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. Why does Inspector Lynley feel guilty about the permanent crippling of his close friend Simon Allancourt-St. James?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the law enforcement officers in "A Great Deliverance": Inspector Lynley, Sergeant Barbara Havers, Superintendent Webberly, and Chief Superintendent Nies. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast any three of the following secondary characters in the novel: Lady Helen Clyde, Stepha Odell, Jimmy Havers, Ezra Farmington, Mrs. Burton-Thomas, Richard Gibson, and Nigel Parrish. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Lynley. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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