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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 do Danny and Ezra Farmington find at Keldale Abbey three years prior to William Teys' murder?

2. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?

3. During his train ride in the opening scene, what is Father Hart holding in his lap?

4. Where do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers encounter Denton in Chapter 5?

5. What do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers find hidden between Roberta Teys' mattress and box springs at her family's farm?

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

3. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?

4. In the book's opening scene, how does Father Hart imagine that the old woman sitting across from him on the train perceives him?

5. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to Roberta and what implicates him as a suspect in the murder of William Teys?

6. Why does Inspector Lynley feel guilty about the permanent crippling of his close friend Simon Allancourt-St. James?

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

8. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?

9. 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?

10. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of humor in "A Great Deliverance". Give at least three examples of humor from the novel and discuss both the techniques Elizabeth George uses to convey humor in the novel and what you think she is trying to achieve through her use of humor.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Inspector Lynley's relationships with Deborah Allcourt-St. James, Stepha Odell and Sergeant Barbara Havers. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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