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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. In Chapter 9, where does Stepha Odell book Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers for dinner?

2. With whom does Richard Gibson say he was having a romantic relationship when he left Keldale at age nineteen?

3. If Sergeant Barbara Havers can't locate the person Inspector Lynley has asked her to find, what does Lynley threaten to do?

4. Whose photograph does Inspector Lynley ask Sergeant Barbara Havers to take around town to see if the person was in town at the time of William Teys' murder?

5. At what age does Gillian leave home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sergeant Havers so happy when Inspector Lynley sends her to London after Gillian Teys by herself?

2. About what does Nigel Parrish claim to be quarreling with Ezra Farmington in Chapter 9, and why are the two men really in conflict?

3. Of what trauma in Sergeant Barbara Havers' own family life do the revelations about Gillian and Roberta's suffering at the hands of their father arouse memories?

4. As the book draws to a close, who is revealed as the murderer of William Teys, and what is the motivation for Teys' death?

5. How does Gillian/Nell behave when Sergeant Barbara Havers comes to her home?

6. What behavior of Inspector Lynley's angers Sergeant Havers in Chapter 12?

7. How does Mrs. Burton-Thomas dress for dinner in Chapter 9?

8. About what does Inspector Lynley confront Father Hart in Chapter 16, and how does the priest respond during the confrontation?

9. What forensic evidence is found in the blood of Whiskers, the Teys family dog, and how does this evidence relate to the murder of William Teys?

10. What does the story Bridie Odell tells Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10 about William Teys spending so much time with her indicate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Inspector Lynley's relationship with Simon Allcourt-St. James. What tensions does Lynley have about the relationship? How does the marriage of Simon Allcourt-St. James affect the relationship? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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