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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. How old is Bridie Odell?
2. From what disease does Jimmy Havers suffer?
3. Who is Dougal?
4. Who discovers William Teys' body?
5. How old is Sergeant Barbara Havers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?
2. Why is Sergeant Barbara Havers put "back in uniform" eight month before the Teys murder?
3. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?
4. Why does Stepha Odell think Roberta visited Keldale Lodge every day?
5. In the book's opening scene, how does Father Hart imagine that the old woman sitting across from him on the train perceives him?
6. Who is in the mysterious photograph that Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers find at Gembler Farm and why was this person cut out of the other Teys family photographs?
7. From whose wedding does Sergeant Barbara Havers retrieve Inspector Lynley for a meeting with their superiors at Scotland Yard, and what evidence is there that there is tension between Lynley and the bride and groom?
8. In Chapter 6, what upsets Inspector Lynley about how Roberta Teys is being treated after confessing to her father's murder?
9. How does Chief Superintendent Nies feel about Inspector Lynley, and what reason does Lynley give Sergeant Havers for Nies' dislike of him?
10. How do Hank and JoJo Watson differ from Simon and Deborah Allcourt-St. James?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the subplots in "A Great Deliverance". Explain how each subplot relates to the main plot. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of religion in the novel. Are the religious characters in the story heroes or villains? What do you think the author is trying to say about religion in society through this novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss at least three themes in this novel. What is the author saying through each theme and how she depicts them? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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