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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. As the book opens, how many murders have occurred around London train stations in the last five weeks?
2. In Chapter 8, how long has Russell Mowrey been missing?
3. What is Gillian's relationship to Roberta Teys?
4. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to William Teys?
5. When Sergeant Barbara Havers removes a photo in Roberta's room from its frame and unfolds it, what does she find on the unfolded edge of the photo?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?
2. Why does Stepha Odell think Roberta visited Keldale Lodge every day?
3. In Chapter 6, what upsets Inspector Lynley about how Roberta Teys is being treated after confessing to her father's murder?
4. Why does Sergeant Havers think Superintendent Webberly assigns her to work with Inspector Lynley on the investigation of William Teys' murder?
5. How long has Russell Mowrey been missing and what is significance about the date on which he disappeared?
6. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?
7. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?
8. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?
9. Who is Lady Helen Clyde?
10. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to Roberta and what implicates him as a suspect in the murder of William Teys?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Father Hart and Jonah Clarence and their response to the trauma in the Teys family. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the legend of the crying baby at Keldale Abbey from the time of Cromwell's raiders through the present. How does the legend help the cover up of the murder of Roberta Teys' infant? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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