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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 Father Hart?
2. What is Jimmy Havers' relationship to Sergeant Barbara Havers?
3. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?
4. What is Gillian's relationship to Roberta Teys?
5. How do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers travel to Yorkshire in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Superintendent Malcolm Webberly's marriage and career compare to those of his supervisor, Sir David Hillier?
2. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?
3. 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?
4. What is the legend of the ghost of Keldale Abbey that dates back to the era of Cromwell?
5. 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?
6. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a library filled with books at Gembler Farm?
7. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?
8. Why does Stepha Odell think Roberta visited Keldale Lodge every day?
9. Who is Harry Houseman and what does he reveal to Inspector Lynley?
10. In Chapter 6, what relevance does the quote Lynley reads from the biblical story of Joseph about Joseph saving his brothers' lives by a great deliverance have to the Teys family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elizabeth George uses foreshadowing throughout her novel "A Great Deliverance". Give at least three examples of foreshadowing from the book and discuss how foreshadowing is used to indicate events to come later in the story.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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