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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. Why doesn't Lady Helen Clyde want Inspector Lynley to talk with her about seeing Deborah Allancourt-St. James?

2. With what other Keldale villager does Stepha Odell say she and Paul attended college?

3. With which friend of Inspector Lynley's was Lady Helen Clyde once in love?

4. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel guilty about doing to Inspector Lynley?

5. Who kills Roberta's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Gillian get her alias Nell Graham and what relevance does the fictional Helen Graham have to Gillian?

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

3. Why does Jonah Clarence lie to Sergeant Havers about being with Nell at the time of William Teys' murder?

4. Why does Paul Odell kill himself, and how does his loss affect his sister and his widow?

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

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

7. What role does Lady Helen Clyde play in reuniting Gillian and Roberta?

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

9. With whom is Gillian Teys reunited at the end of the novel and who brings about the reunion?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the antagonists that Inspector Lynley encounters in the novel: Richard Gibson, Roberta Teys, and Chief Inspector Nies. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether or not you think Roberta Reys is crazy and therefore killed her father by reason of insanity. 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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