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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. Who is Dougal?

2. What rumors has Sergeant Barbara Havers heard about Inspector Lynley at Scotland Yard?

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

4. What relative of Sergeant Barbara Havers has died of leukemia?

5. What is the relationship between Superintendent Webberly and Sir David Hillier?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what upsets Inspector Lynley about how Roberta Teys is being treated after confessing to her father's murder?

2. What disagreement between police officers Nies and Kerridge results in Father Hart traveling to London?

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

4. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?

5. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?

6. 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?

7. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a library filled with books at Gembler Farm?

8. What is the legend of the ghost of Keldale Abbey that dates back to the era of Cromwell?

9. Who is Nigel Parrish and with whom does he see William Teys arguing shortly before Teys is murdered?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

"A Great Deliverance" is set in a contemporary village in Yorkshire, England. Discuss how the geographical and chronological setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Elizabeth Peters had set the novel in the United States during the 1930's instead. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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