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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 Nigel Parrish?
2. What do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers find hidden between Roberta Teys' mattress and box springs at her family's farm?
3. To what city is Father Hart traveling by train in the novel's opening scene?
4. What is Danny's relationship to Ezra Farmington?
5. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to William Teys?
Short Essay Questions
1. What disagreement between police officers Nies and Kerridge results in Father Hart traveling to London?
2. How does Chief Superintendent Nies feel about Inspector Lynley, and what reason does Lynley give Sergeant Havers for Nies' dislike of him?
3. What is Sergeant Barbara Havers' family like?
4. 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?
5. How do Superintendent Malcolm Webberly's marriage and career compare to those of his supervisor, Sir David Hillier?
6. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?
7. Who is Harry Houseman and what does he reveal to Inspector Lynley?
8. Who is Nigel Parrish and with whom does he see William Teys arguing shortly before Teys is murdered?
9. 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?
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
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
"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.
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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